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Got a Demand Letter About a Noncompete? Three Ways to Arrive, and What Each One Bills
A warehouse supervisor's noncompete consultation ran long for reasons that had nothing to do with the law, and everything to do with what he carried in.
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Legal Affairs
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Escalating a Complaint in December? What the Holiday Calendar Quietly Adds to the Bill
A furnace complaint against a national installer shows how holiday staffing, contract clocks and year-end budgets change who can say yes, and what waiting costs.
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A Cracked Dresser Leg After an Interstate Move, and Which Paper Decides the Claim
In a household goods claim, the driver's inventory sheet and the valuation box you checked at booking outrank every photograph you took before the truck arrived.
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Nineteen Days Into a Thirty Day Warranty? Five Checks Before You Call an Attorney
A stalled used-car repair shows why the party who can fix your problem is often not the one you have been arguing with, and how to find them before paying for counsel.
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Offered Four Hundred Dollars on a Two Thousand Dollar Claim? Who Actually Decides Whether You Settle
A damaged-furniture claim against a moving company shows that settling is rarely a verdict on the merits, and that the household usually holds one decision worth more than the argument.