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The online reviews for Vinted for both buyers and sellers are absolutely abysmal. It is a really good idea to cease doing any business through this company, resolve your current complaint, if you can, and close the account. Use a more trusted site like eBay instead.

That depends on the details of the covered bench area and whose definition of a "building" is at issue. In the law, the definitions that are written in the statute or ordinance are what matter, even if that definition is different from what you might think a building is. That means we'd need to...

One of the key facts involved here is what kind of policy it was. A term life insurance has no investment component to it and thus is worthless to anyone except the named beneficiary should the person whose life is the object of the policy dies before the term expires. Thus, in a divorce a term...

Clearly the company didn't consult an attorney before ripping off Buc-EE's likeness. They made no real attempt to change it enough so it would fly under the radar. They didn't learn the first lesson in business school: pay the lawyer a little today or pay the lawyer a whole lot more tomorrow. :D

So your lease requires a longer period of failure to pay than the statute does? Why would you use that provision if you weren't willing to follow it? Your lease may grant the tenant more time to pay than the statute does before eviction; any lease provision that asserts a right for the landlord...

I saw some great photos of the eclipse. I'd have liked it to be visible here. I think it would be amazing to watch in person and get my own photos of it. Also that video that jusrblue put up is hilarious. Very patient kitties. A lot of cats really don't like having things put on their heads...

Note, too, that on August 10, the U.S. government proposed to the Soviet Union that the two nations divide Korea among them at the 38th parallel, a proposal that the Soviet Union accepted (much to the surprise of some in the U.S. government). That announcement foreshadowed to the Japanese what...

It wasn't just the atomic bombs that caused Japan to surrender, though that is the popular perception in the U.S. It was also the declaration of war by the Soviet Union against Japan. That declaration occurred on August 8, 1945, exactly three months after the formal surrender of Nazi Germany...

If the trustee for the trust has not done so already, he or she should open a bank account for the trust. The trustee will need to get an Employer Identification Number (EIN) from the IRS to do that. The EIN is the tax number the IRS assigns to every taxpayer other than individuals, regardess of...

In many states most employment "contracts" imposed in this manner are not enforceable. If you are considering leaving your job, have that reviewed by an employment law attorney. I suspect that some of it, and perhaps all of it, is not enforceable in your state. Why do employers do it anyway...

Also, at first I thought that the Spiderman at the movie must be a somewhat young American with the frequent use of the word "dude". Turns out that many languages have a word that can at least loosely be translated as "dude".

Preteen boys in particular have always seemed amused by fart jokes. A lot of men still find some of them funny (not all the jokes that the kids find funny appeal to adult) channeling a little of their preteen years. There are many versions of the following "I'm at that age where my mind still...

Their routines stand up (I'm being punny today) as well now as they did nearly a century ago. George Burns along with his wife, Gracie Allen, made for a delightful team. Like many of the entertainers of their era they were skilled in many areas, like film, vaudeville, but especially radio and...

That's one of the ways to help keep dementia at bay. Keep learning, keep exploring, keep the mind active. Law school is definitely stimulating and a challenge at any age. It doesn't sound like she has any interest in practicing law. There are, however, many other things for which a legal...

Time for you to get an attorney, I think. The notation in the record "CASE ACTION: DELINQUENT WARN BW AMT: PLEA" generally indicates you missed a court date and that court has issued a warning that a bench warrant will be issued unless you promptly go to court and enter a plea on the charges...