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What is civil demand (civil recovery)? Civil recovery laws allow store and retailers to prosecute alleged shoplifters in civil court. All 50 states have some form of civil recovery law. Civil demand laws were designed to all retailers to recoup losses due to product theft or damage. Am I...

Just read an interesting (although old article) about shoplifting diversion programs. I was lucky enough to find a copy of the article in a digital format to read. The article is "Evaluating a Diversion Program for First-Time Shoplifters". The most interesting point of the survey was that...

I want to sue someone in small claims court (I live in New York, in Brooklyn). He owes me $2,700 but with other stuff it could amount to about $3,147. Can I sue in small claims court? I think the limit is only $3,000. Does this mean I have to go to another court?

I got a deal from another company that says it is a corporation with a "d/b/a" and in another instance a "doing business as". Is this another type of corporation or company? Why would you include something like this?

I am one of three owners of a corporation that unfortunately isn't making ends meet after 2 years. We bought some stuff on credit but it appears that we are going to have to close down the business at the end of the month and won't have enough in the business to pay everyone back completely...

Hello all. I have been receiving numerous harassing telephone calls that I believe are from an ex-girlfriend. :eek: I get dozens of calls every week from a number that my caller ID says is out of area, and then the caller just hangs up after I say hello or waits a few seconds until they hear me...

With so many web companies going out of business, I was wondering if people could share their tips on how we can make better contracts with Internet companies. We are basically a service company and play the role of vendor/licensor more than the other way around. We only rely on web companies...