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Can someone legally require you to pay them back after passing on a discount?
You can always make a request: presumably the real question is whether a person can sue you in court and have the courts force you to pay her. As you describe it, the person gave you a gift – the ...
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Can someone legally require you to pay them back after passing on a discount?
I would advise the friend that if she asks you and receives the money saved, then it isn’t a “friends and family” discount anymore, but it’s her taking money from her employer.
You could also take the ...
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What court in Kentucky, USA handles cases between $2500 and $5000?
District Court
The KY Administrative Office of the Courts website and brochure says:
District Court is the court of limited jurisdiction and handles juvenile matters, city and county ordinances, ...
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Can someone legally require you to pay them back after passing on a discount?
Dictionary.com defines a favor (in this sense) as "something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration[.]"
The concept of a favor, inherently, is a ...
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What enforcement action can be taken against a small claims court respondent?
At this point, since it's been more than four weeks since the order was issued, you are able to enforce the order. The delay is just to allow appeals or corrections. It is up to you to arrange ...
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Can someone legally require you to pay them back after passing on a discount?
The problem is your friend's, not yours. There's a reasonable likelihood that the policy at her employer forbids what she is doing. I had a friend who worked at a large retailer. In one year, her ...
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Is it possible to make a non-money claim in Hong Kong?
Which Hong Kong courts have authority to grant injunctive relief to private litigants?
The courts of justice in Hong Kong comprise the Court of Final Appeal,
the High Court (which includes the Court ...
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Can someone legally require you to pay them back after passing on a discount?
If the employee wants this payment, they should make it clear when they're transfering the coupon to their friend. In other words, they should sell the coupon, not give it away and then ask for ...
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Can multiple separate plaintiffs participate in one small claims case against one defendant?
It isn't explicitly prohibited so long as the amount claimed is in the aggregate less than $20,000. But, it would probably be better to file separately.
First, very simple single party, single ...
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Small claims court when the plaintif lives overseas (USA/Idaho)
Realistically, if your lawsuit is with the person who has been acting as your agent in the United States, small claims court is probably not the right way to go.
If you are owed less than $10,000 (...
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Can someone legally require you to pay them back after passing on a discount?
Since she's a friend, have you gone further to ask what is the underlying reason why she seemed to offer these coupons for your benefit, but now wants the financial benefit returned so that you'll be ...
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In which states can an out of state company be sued in small claims court?
united-states
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Generally speaking, you can sue in some court in the state where the company has its headquarters or its organized, or in the state where the events giving rise to the ...
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Small claims court when the plaintif lives overseas (USA/Idaho)
There are special rules for small claims courts, so the first thing one would do is check the rules for your jurisdiction. If you were interested in Idaho, you would look at the rules set by the Idaho ...
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What is the correct venue in which to claim for one’s own needlessly wasted or lost time?
There isn't one
In general, you cannot sue someone for wasting your time.
There are two general exceptions:
you have a contract that says you can. The most common example of this is demurrage.
The ...
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