Recent content by johnguerin

Illinois I ordered an item from a MAJOR online retailer I have ordered from before. They sent me the wrong item. I contacted them via phone, explained the situation, told them the item they sent had a packing slip for: A: Different Item B: Different Consumer with their address the item they...

The infringment occurred in the State of Washington. Someone used a photograph I took to sell an item they had for sale, but they didn't have a photo of their item, so they used my photo of someone else's item. They have admitted they used my photo to enhance the sale of their item. They don't...

Illinois I have a photo posted online of someone else's car in a collection. I took the photo. I granted the owner of the car a license to use the photo on his website. Someone else grabbed that photo off the website and then used a Photo editing program to "block out" the license plate and...

What is the name of your state?New Jersey If a Collection Agency is located in New York State and they choose to sue someone in New Jersey, is there any rule that states WHICH state they could legally file? Would it be New Jersey or New York?

What is the name of your state?Illinois I know that if I *win* the Lottery or *win* something like a car, I am supposed to treat the money or the item as "income" and pay income taxes accordingly. But does this apply for items that are PURCHASED for less than their apparent "market value"...

New Jersey + Illinois non-profit 501(c)7 (social club) may be dissolving and distributing its "assets" to a 501(c)3 rather than let me run it (I am currently on the board). 3 "assets" I am concerned about: The NAME The Name of the Magazine it publishes to members The LOGO After 15 years of...

Illinois So I'm getting about 6-8 calls per day re: defaulted Credit Card. Most are auto-dialers that don't leave a message on the machine, but some have been listed as Cell phone numbers and some are 000-000-0000. I used to actually talk with them, but basically they primary objective was...

Illinois So, if I get a judgement against me that allows the CC co. to seize my bank account, is that a "one time" thing, or do they basically have control over that account from that moment on and I might as well close it? what happens if they seize my account, take the $100 that is in it and...

Illinois I think I'm actually pretty "judgement proof", (have no real assets, not much cash, 9 year old vehicle). BUT I anticipate getting a judgement against me from a credit card company at some point in the future since I have defaulted on one, if I borrowed money from someone and they have...