Arkansas General Practice Legal Questions

You may have a claim against the store for defamation of character. A false statement was made and was presumably published to a third-party, and that constitutes slander per se, which means you do not have to prove damages. When any plaintiff files a lawsuit against a defendant for defamation, they have to prove that they have been damaged. However 'slander per se' allows a plaintiff to recover damages without the need of proving same, if the statement falls into either of four categories. 1. Youve been accused of having a loathsome disease 2. You have been accused of a crime, 3. You have been accused of being a person of ill repute, or 4. You have been accused of being dishonest in their business dealings. Finally, there should be a source of recovery because 99% of the time commercial businesses like this have insurance policies that cover advertising injuries. That is a fancy word that means that defamation is an insurable risk that commercial enterprises protect themselves against. So what you should do is to retain counsel to represent you, and have a claim filed against the business. If they refuse to negotiate with you or you do not have any luck in finding a lawyer to represent you, you can always file a lawsuit against the business in small claims court.... Read More

You can sponsor your girlfriend for her fiance visa and sponsor your future stepson (depending on his age) for a derivative visa, and they can both process at the US Consulate in Manilla. There is a requirement that you must meet in person no more than 2 years prior to the application date. If you are not currently working then you can enlist a joint financial sponsor to file the I-864 form. You should retain counsel to handle the case from start to finish so that the case will be processed successfully and without delays. ... Read More

Different jurisdictions may define the crime of blackmail slightly differently in their criminal statutes, but nowhere would it be considered blackmail for simply telling your story; blackmail would be if you threatened to go public unless the person you are blackmailing provides you with some benefit.  A prime example is the threat this person made against you to "go public" with explicit photos of you unless you stayed silent about the miscarriage.  This is blackmail, and it is unethical for an attorney to engage in it.... Read More

The seller can sue you for breach of contract.  She has the right to get the agreed purchase price, plus any fees she paid because of the check bouncing.  She may even be able to trace the funds you receiived for the tickets, and get your profits as well.  If you are believed when you say that you didn't intend to send a bad check, than you probably won't have any criminal liability; if not, you could be charged with crimes relating to theft and knowingly writing a bad check (not sure exactly what the charges would be in Arizona.)... Read More