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The electric scooter at question has a top speed of 25 mph and it is my only form of transportation I live in Seguin Texas, I have never even seen a bike lane in the city and no roadways have sidewalks.
answered on Jan 4, 2025
Yes you can lawfully operate an electric scooter on roads. There are specific laws that pertain to bicycles and scooters. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/docs/TN/htm/TN.551.htm. In addition, you must obey all applicable traffic laws.
I had to reinstate my company after tax office failed to pay franchise taxes. The tax office paid all the fees and reinstated the company. It looks like I received a new taxpayer id number. Does this mean I have to get a new bank account? Do I have to do anything different now that I reinstated the... View More 
answered on Jan 2, 2025
First, there was no reason your company needed to get a new taxpayer ID number. Second, there is no reason it should need to get a new bank account with the caveat that you need to ascertain why a new taxpayer ID number was obtained. Presumably, your bank is using your company's original... View More
Employer is based in NY, I reside in Texas.
answered on Jan 2, 2025
A non-compete agreement can restrict your ability to move to a different company in Texas. It depends on whether the non-compete agreement itself is legally enforceable under the Covenants Not to Complete Act and whether the work you will be doing for the new company violates the terms of your... View More
that I singed for got 30 day county jail time and 4 year probation. Originally I was go
Ing to court for one case and then they added another case on me. On first case they had evidence on second they did not. When I singed for the case they charged me with the 2cond case not the first.... View More
answered on Jan 2, 2025
You can appeal an adverse judgment against you in a criminal case in Texas within thirty days of the date the judge imposed your sentence. Whether the outcome of the first case might impact the success of your appeal in the second case will depend on the facts, circumstances, and legal issues... View More
She passed away at her and my fathers address in Springfield May 1998. How could she show up as a resident of a home purchased in 2007. That year she would have been 65.
answered on Jan 2, 2025
It depends on exactly what you mean by "showing as a resident." It very likely could be a simple mistake. Directories and similar companies make errors all the time. For example, from time to time, I occasionally receive advertising mail addressed to my deceased father at my own... View More
Texas sales tax question
answered on Jan 2, 2025
This type of transfer would typically not result in the payment of sales tax.
I got a letter that my information was breached on my medical device by Livanova. It's called a VNS for epilepsy. I tried to join class action but were full and couldn't join. Is there a way I can start a lawsuit? I'm seriously thinking of having my device removed from my chest due to breach.
answered on Jan 14, 2025
A Texas attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. You could reach out to other attorneys at this point. Some multi-plaintiff cases add claimants to their rosters on a rolling basis. That last issue about removing the device - that sounds like something a medical... View More
I am doing a project on DWI's for school and need a case that includes the prosecutors and defendants perspective to be used as research.
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answered on Jan 1, 2025
Case law is made when someone appeals a ruling from a lower court - usually the trial court - to the appellate court. In a criminal case, the appellate court will consider the arguments of both the Defense and the Prosecution, and then render a decision to either uphold the trial courts ruling or... View More
Is it legal to create or use a mobile app that facilitates ride-sharing among students in the U.S., specifically for international students, where the platform is designed solely for cost-sharing (e.g., splitting gas and toll expenses) and not for profit? The app would not display or facilitate... View More
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answered on Jan 1, 2025
You can build a cost-sharing ride app for international students if it functions strictly as an expense-splitting tool. This means that your platform should not display or facilitate profit-making transactions.
You will want to ensure that drivers only recoup shared costs like gas, tolls,... View More
Can a mobile home manufacturer sell me a house on false pretenses? The manufacturer told us on the phone with the sales person that all studs on the interior of the home would be on 6” centers. That’s not the case. There are 24” centers in the entire inside of the double wide mobile home.... View More
answered on Jan 2, 2025
Your rights will depend heavily on your sales contract, warranty, and other written documentation. It would be extremely unusual to be able to enforce a verbal conversation with a sales representative that substantially varies from the contents of those documents.
That being said, most... View More
answered on Jan 2, 2025
It is possible to file for divorce when you do not know the whereabouts of your spouse. You may have to serve your spouse by publication and will likely have to pay for a fees of an attorney ad litem appointed by the court to represent your spouse in order to secure a default judgment.
You... View More
The court is requesting that I quote federal law as to why the defendant has a federal claim in their state court proceeding. They are a foreign corporation all defendant diversity of citizenship dtpa over 75K all apply. They wrongfully sued for breach of contract and laid down on case so state... View More
answered on Jan 2, 2025
It is very difficult to understand the procedural history in your question. Ordinarily, the plaintiff would initially choose in which forum, state or federal, to file the lawsuit. If the plaintiff has filed in state court, but there are sufficient grounds for federal jurisdiction--either via... View More
Do I have any visitation rights if my daughter in-law is not letting me see my grandson? My son and daughter in-law were married when my son passed away in June and she and my grandson lived with me since his death until about a week ago. She hasn’t said I can’t see him, we are just not... View More
answered on Jan 2, 2025
It's unfortunate that management was not willing to assist your co-worker, but that's the world we live in. If you friend needs medical assistance they should ask the employer if they have a policy of workers' compensation first. In Texas, employers are not required to even buy... View More
Currently a director and organization is hinting at a demotion to manager and pay cut. Others have been demoted from director to manager and retained compensation level.
answered on Dec 31, 2024
Yes, unless the organization and director have agreed otherwise in their employment agreement.
answered on Dec 31, 2024
You can file a motion to enforce the geographical restriction in the divorce decree. If you wait too long to do this, the court might view you as having waived any complaint. While it is not certain that you will win--because every case turns on its own unique set of facts--your chances of... View More
I currently have short-term disability that cannot pay me because the doctors last set of notes are incomplete, and in fact, incorrect, the organization refuses to give me a number where I can contact him to rectify the situation. I have been out of work and on short-term disability for this... View More
answered on Dec 31, 2024
You can report the individual doctor to the Texas Medical Board.
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