Arizona Business Legal Questions

There are a couple of problems with this fact pattern, one legal and the other practical. The first is that, unless you have a reimburseable in-warranty claim, you haven't been damaged as a result of the company's failure to remain in business; your claim is theoretical and doesn't have a dollar value. The second is that companies usually don't "close" (to use your term) unless they are broke. What are the dollar stakes here?... Read More

These facts are understood and appreciated. Nevertheless, a person being asked for feedback regarding a supervisor should reasonably have contemplated that the supervisor would be confronted with the feedback by his superior. After all, that was the (very obvious) purpose for which the feedback was solicited. Now that your clarify the facts, it is clear that your employer did not disclose the origin of the feedback -- it was not attributed to you or to any other specific employee. A reasonable person would therefore conclude that your participation was indeed "confidential."... Read More

The problem is that you both own the web site, although the precise nature of your respective interests is not clear from your post. If you cannot agree with her on how to divide your interest in the site, then a court can do that for you. You will need to engage the services of an attorney. The costs of such a proceeding will likely vastly exceed the commercial value of the web site.... Read More

The kind of attorney you may be able to engage is one who practices personal injury law. I am sure you understand that the objective of the civil litigation system is to obtain money damages for the injuries (psychological and otherwise) suffered; the criminal matter is over and may not be retried. Another practical limitation is that you cannot recover money from a defendant who does not have any (he is said to be "judgment-proof"). Good luck.... Read More

Generally speaking, a judgment is payable in a lump sum. The payment is not due until the appeal period has run. The judgment debtor generally does not have the option to pay in installments, although, as a practical matter, the creditor may have no choice but to accept installment payments,... Read More

A public school system has only very limited rights to discipline a student for off-campus publication of material that constitutes the exercise of your free-speech privilege. You are entitled to notice and the right to a hearing with respect to any public school discipline. Your parents should be involved in engaging the services of an attorney to protect your rights.... Read More

The question is unclear. Apparently some information you would prefer not to have disclosed was sent by your attorney to an incorrect fax number, allowing your information to come to the attention of the wrong parties. It sounds as if your attorney has made a clerical error. Other than that, I don't see that any privacy interests are involved. Can you explain how you were harmed by the disclosures in question?... Read More

You do not provide enough information to give a specific answer to this question, and the answers may be different for divorce and death. If your daughter contributes part of the cost of the home, or contributes to its upkeep, in either case using funds she earned or acquired during her marriage, there will be a claim on the part of her husband that her interest in the home constitutes community property under Arizona law. If you provide the entire purchase price and merely name your daughter as a co-owner, then her interest in the house will more likely than not be deemed to be property of the marital community. What happens upon your death depends on a number of factors. First, your daughter's interest in the house is always her interest, whether she dies or not. That portion of her ownership of the house may or may not be community property, as discussed in the preceding paragraph. Upon your death, if your daughter inherits your share of the house, too, then the inheritance will likely not be community property, Your mileage may vary. You should consult with an Arizona attorney prior to the home purchase.... Read More