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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| updating past corporate records | 1/2/2010 | John Varghese |
| Q: For a C-corp, how can the corporate records and minutes be updated for year's past? Is this ... A: If the filings are perfect, better not to go into the past, but focus on future record maintainance. ... | ||
| updating past corporate records | 1/2/2010 | John Varghese |
| Q: For a C-corp, how can the corporate records and minutes be updated for year's past? Is this ... A: The question can't be answered unless I am told the purpose for updating records for 15 years. ... | ||
| New Board of Directors for previously inactive Corporation? | 12/27/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I'm helping a small business right now and have a question about the board of directors. 15 years ... A: While it all depends on what paperwork has been submitted as well as the Memorandum of Association ... | ||
| sale of company or shares | 12/1/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I want to sell my interest in my company. It's a privately owned close corporation in California. ... A: Since the person whom you have found is just negotiating a deal and is not coming within the ... | ||
| Two possible cases | 11/25/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: Both of these cases have some complexities to them, so I will try to be brief. All I am really ... A: In both these cases you have a good case and if you file a case you have every chance to succeed ... | ||
| Are you able to help? | 10/1/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I realize that this isn't a civil matter but I was unable to find a All experts listing for criminal ... A: First of all let me appreciate for the good work you are doing. Only a few people has the moral ... | ||
| long gone sell by date | 9/24/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I was wondering if you can help me. This morning I went shopping at a large supermarket chain store ... A: You surely have a case!. As per food laws of most of the countries, no retail store shall stock any ... | ||
| Non Profit Organization | 9/1/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I have a question. I have been thinking of starting a non profit organization here in my home town ... A: n the United States, nonprofits can operate as unincorporated associations, charitable trusts, or ... | ||
| Non-Profit Organization Requirements | 8/30/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: My question comes in several parts and I'm not sure which one to ask first, so I'll just ask. In the ... A: The answer to your question would depend on the state in which your organisation is incorporated. ... | ||
| Reasonable Expectation of Usability | 8/25/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: We supply automotive parts and I'm working with a steel company who has been sending some raw ... A: It all depends on the terms of the contract you have entered with the steel company. Please check ... | ||
| Renting a room | 8/14/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I started to work for a company about 8 months ago where part of the agreement is that I relocate ... A: This is purely a personal issue, and there is no law which covers this area. The only thing is that ... | ||
| Please help!! urgent! | 8/8/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I have a client that owes my company approximately $300,000. That client (company) have 2 partners, ... A: Since you have a bounced cheque, and if you intend to bring an action on bounced cheque, both the ... | ||
| Leaving a Business partnership | 8/4/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I entered a partnership (LLC) in the restaurant industry, purchasing an existing restaurant. ... A: Your liability stops the day you leave the organisation. In case of past liability, the following ... | ||
| Business Entity | 6/25/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I am starting a new eCommerce business and will be selling products worldwide. Which business entity ... A: The type of business entity depends on your specific needs regarding taxation etc. Any model is good ... | ||
| dissolving or ending a corporation | 6/23/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I've had a C corporation for my insurance agency since 2000. I am planning on retirement soon and ... A: Either you can file a winding up application or a bankruptcy petition. I would suggest that you meet ... | ||
| 401K release... | 5/26/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I don't know if this is your field of expertise...but perhaps you can still provide some advice on ... A: I need to explain this a bit on two fronts: Legal and Practical. First Legal. As I understand from ... | ||
| currency | 5/2/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: i want to know that how much currency that can be produced in ones countries Mint for one year? and ... A: Vijay, This is an economics question. So far as I know, there is no law related to this, but ... | ||
| Authority to accept a corporate directors resignation | 4/24/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: Company A is a non-profit. The members of company A elects Directors to corporation B, also a ... A: Generally Directors submit their resignation to the board of directors, which is a collective body, ... | ||
| Contral Law | 4/23/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I entered into a car rental agreement for a former associate of mine. I signed as the renter and my ... A: It seems you have unnecessarily mixed up issues. While the company is defenitely wrong in changing ... | ||
| USA Directorship of Incorporation | 4/1/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I have been issued a letter of appointment by a USA Inc., signed by a non USA resident, claiming to ... A: As I understand, this is an appointment letter, and the easiest way to avoid this is to reject the ... | ||
| Contracts | 3/27/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: Can you please tell me the difference between corporate consortium and contractual consortium? I ... A: As far as I can understand this is not a legal topic. Consortium is the name given to a group of ... | ||
| Bankruptcy question | 3/17/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: Mr. Varghese: I recently won a judgment against a former employer who did not pay me a significant ... A: In this case, the decree was obtained after the filing of Chapter 13. While it is an automatic stay ... | ||
| Bankruptcy question | 3/17/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: Mr. Varghese: I recently won a judgment against a former employer who did not pay me a significant ... A: I would need a couple of clarifications before I can fully answer your1. Did you obtain the ... | ||
| interstate registration | 3/9/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: Does a corporation registered in Nevada need to register as a corporation in Florida and California ... A: When you initially incorporated your business, the State in which you filed is the only State in ... | ||
| Should I form a foreign entity or a new corporation? | 3/7/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I currently have a company in Colorado and I need to setup another location in Texas and I would ... A: The question is not clear. The question whether you should form a foreign entity or a new ... | ||
| SSI,Patriot Act, no part-time employ | 3/3/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I'm a disabled man of 44 collecting SSDI. Shortly after the Patriot Act was passed in 2001, it seems ... A: First a word of caution: I am not residing in USA. As far as I understand about the US laws, the ... | ||
| USA Directorship of Incorporation | 3/2/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I have been issued a letter of appointment by a USA Inc., signed by a non USA resident, claiming to ... A: There are two ways: either you can check up in the company's website if any or you can check the ... | ||
| SSI,Patriot Act, no part-time employ | 3/1/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I'm a disabled man of 44 collecting SSDI. Shortly after the Patriot Act was passed in 2001, it seems ... A: I need to know a few things before I venture to answer your1) Apart from your disability, is there ... | ||
| Recall from previous questions | 2/18/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: John, In the previous questions, you quoted section 11303. Do all these rules still apply if the ... A: It is applicable to all public offices. Normally such associations come under the defenition of ... | ||
| Homeowners association board removal | 2/17/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: John, My community is located in California. We have recently submitted a recall petition for the ... A: As I understand, your calculation is correct, though for a different reason. It is not the election ... | ||
| Homeowners association board removal | 2/16/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: John, My community is located in California. We have recently submitted a recall petition for the ... A: As I understand, as per California Law, recall is considered not on the basis of membership of ... | ||
| Homeowners association board removal | 2/15/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: John, My community is located in California. We have recently submitted a recall petition for the ... A: As per California Law, the following is the provision applicable for withdrawal of the recall ... | ||
| How can I prove this due bill was false? | 2/6/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I met my boyfriend on Mar. 2002. He's unemployed. we moved together in June. In Oct. I was pregnant. ... A: If you can prove that in 1999, there was no chance for you to have met this boyfriend, you have a ... | ||
| How can I prove this due bill was false? | 2/4/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I met my boyfriend on Mar. 2002. He's unemployed. we moved together in June. In Oct. I was pregnant. ... A: Seems you have entered into a legally binding obligation by signing the due bill. In fact what you ... | ||
| vehicle purchase agreement | 1/25/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I have signed a vehicle purchase agreement one day ago and decided I do not want the rust-proofing ... A: If you write to the company stating that while signing the vehicle purchase agreement you had never ... | ||
| Power of Attorney | 1/22/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: I we reside in Florida. My mother is 87yrs old, and i want to become guardian of her so that she can ... A: Power of Attorney is not a solution, since it is meant to allow a person to represent another ... | ||
| Company law | 1/12/2009 | John Varghese |
| Q: Can you please help me on this? One of the director of a property maintenance has a piece of land ... A: The company can purchase the land, provided proper disclosures are made to the board about the ... | ||
| Disregard the first email please | 12/29/2008 | Michael Goldman |
| Q: Sorry the right email is this one not the first one Hi, I was wondering if you could help me by ... A: A contracts law professor would say yes, that the rules of contract law enable businesses to ... | ||
| wage decrease | 12/27/2008 | John Varghese |
| Q: I was a member of management in a retail food chain and decided to go part time while taking part in ... A: If there was a written agreement, based on which your parttime wages were fixed, there is some hope. ... | ||
| Is this conflict of interest | 12/16/2008 | Michael Goldman |
| Q: I'm in fl and I started a business 7 years ago as a partnership, within a year we changed it to a ... A: need to know a little more --- are you an officer or director of the c-corp? is the new business a ... | ||
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