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Can an AI own a company?

If an artificial intelligence was smart enough to handle all business activity and affairs could it be given ownership of a company?
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Company sent a check to me to buy equipment to use for work, but the bank is holding the funds and now the company is threating legal action on me

I received the check in the mail, deposited it and now waiting for it to clear the bank. The company is now threating to sue me for withholding company funds, if I don't send the funds to them in which I cannot due to the bank holding the funds...…
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Am I required to register as a foreign LLC in New York State?

I live in New York State. I have created an LLC in Wyoming. The "Principal Office Address" for the LLC is listed as my registered agent's address in Wyoming. The "Mailing Address" for the LLC is listed as my home address in New York State. The LLC…
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Multiple deals in a row and reasonable expectation

I once heard that there is a certain level of reasonable expectation that is guaranteed by law when it comes to making multiple deals with others. For instance, is the following legal or illegal to do. Bill offered to Mow Janes lawn for $1, which…
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Is there a better way to say "Save as provided in this Constitution..."

I'm working on a NFP organisation constitution with a group of fellow members - we're very small. There is a line "Save as provided in this Constitution...". And I'm thinking that whoever wrote that must have had 10 coffees or something, because…
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Is it legal to sell a product that has been stolen?

Someone can somehow buy lots of products and sell them for very low prices. Can I buy from him at low price and sell it for normal price? I'm not from US, but products may be.
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Can a store clerk let a customer use their ID to buy cigarettes?

So while shopping in a store tonight I witnessed a store clerk allow a customer to use their ID to buy cigarettes. The store clerk ask me if I could allow the customer to use my ID. I clearly and quickly told her that, I could not do that. The lady…
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NJ EZ Pass Toll Violation

NJ EZ Pass claims that a vehicle registered to me violated a toll. The vehicle is neither mine, nor is it registered to me. I mailed my dispute with a copy of my registration of the vehicle I own. NJ EZ Pass replied stating that my dispute required…
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Is my client free from obligation to pay an unpaid invoice under contract?

I created a contract between myself and a client. The contract states that I will provide service A to the client. I provided service A. A third party is blocking the use of the end product of service A to be used for my client. My client no longer…
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May I register a company with already existing name, but different business direction? (Worldwide)

I want to register a company (small game studio), but in my country (and in the others too, I suppose) does exist a company with the same name, but their scope of work is completely different from game development (e.g. web design). So the question…
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Can a founder use bylaws to prevent being fired by the board

Is it legal for a company founder to add to the bylaws that nobody has the power to fire him as ceo (law in Colorado, The United States of America)
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US: What is the purpose of "club" in retail outlets

I'm thinking of: BJ's Wholesale Sams Club Costco Does a member/club relationship legally confer some business advantages? Is it true that that they are not public access stores, because you must be a current member and you have to show credentials…
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Are there examples of pyramid-scheme-like practices that are legal?

My question is about how things related to pyramid schemes can actually be strategic and ethical, and not scams. Pyramid schemes have general characteristics related to: leveraging personal networks to share information instead of a single…
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Does owning more than 50% of a company give you full rights to it?

Let's say company A has 100 equal shareholders (company worth $100 million). B is a competitor. B wants to buy A for $60 million A (obviously) refuses. B buys 51 shares of A for $51 million. B appoints it's CEO as CEO. A's other 49 shareholders…
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How to correct an LLC Entity Name in California?

I recently purchased an LLC via LegalZoom and they made a mistake by adding a comma in my LLC Name. I was told that I had to cough up over $150 just to get it corrected through them so I wanted to do it on my own as the filing fee is only $30 or $45…
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