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If your period of authorized stay has expired (please check your I-94 departure record), then you need to stay in the U.S. and apply for adjustment of status.  While your adjustment of status is pending, please do not leave the U.S. until you obtain the green card.   If you are still in a period of authorized stay, then you may consular process but it is very important that you consult with an immigration attorney before you leave the U.S.  The decision hinges on your I-94 departure record.  Please bring your passport when you visit with the immigration attorney.    ... Read More

If you were married in a courthouse, you are legally married even if to an illegal alien. You would have to go through a divorce for the marriage to be legally terminated. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.... Read More

From the USPTO records, you can find out who owns the patent and can contact them directly or you could contact the attorney listed on the face of the patent who represented the patentee. You might want to initial find out if the patent owner would be interested in sell the patent in an anonymous manner, such as through an attorney who is not know as being you intellectual property attorney so that, if there is no interest on the part of the patent owner, the patent owner will not be looking to monitor your company's activity. It is also suggested that, first, you check to see if the patent has not lapse due to failure to pay maintenance fees, and it is also suggested that you have the claims of the patent evaluated to insure that the cover what you want to do.... Read More

How many times can you file? As many as you need to. There are limits on how much time must pass between your last case and the next one. There are other theoretical limits based on a creditor's or the trustee's ability to object and say that your latest "serial filing" lacks sufficient "good faith." It's also possible that one of the judges somewhere along the way could say "this is your last one, you are prohibited from doing this again." But there is not a section of the bankruptcy law that sets a hard-and-fast number as the exact maximum that a person can file in their lifetime.... Read More

Yes they likely will be offset.   DI 52115.001 Federal Workers’ Compensation (WC) Payments The Department of Labor (DOL) is responsible for workers’ compensation (WC) for federal employees and other individuals covered by the various federal WC laws. The DOL’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers three of the major Federal WC programs. Payments made under these plans may be WC for offset purposes.... Read More

That's a great question.  First, this would only apply in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy context, because corporations do not receive discharges in Chapter 7 cases. I have not researched the issue (and would need to in order to give you a complete answer) but I don't see anything that would prevent a creditor from using 523(a)(6) (or any of the other exceptions to discharge set forth in 11 U.S.C. 523 for that matter) against a corporate debtor, assuming they had evidence to prove such a claim. One hurdle I see are establishing whether the actions of the individuals of the corporation who allegedly committed the willful and malicious injury are imputed to the corporation itself.  In other words, the act must have been taken on behalf of the corporation. Mark Markus has been practicing exclusively bankruptcy law in California since 1991.  He is a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization,  AV-Rated by martindale.com, and A+ rated by the Better Business Bureau.    ... Read More