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My neighbor is a ex employee
answered on Apr 28, 2022
Depends on if the REAL reason for not hiring is discrimination based on one of the protected classes under the law, such as race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, handicap, and some other categories. While there is usually no way to get hard proof of the real reason outside of... View More 
answered on Apr 26, 2022
If you are sued in small claims court and the plaintiff is awarded a money judgment against you, you have 30 days to either pay or appeal. If you don't do that (or if you file an appeal without obtaining a stay), you will likely be required to complete what's called the Fact Information... View More
Pregnant with my daughter, I was arrested by Clearwater police I was handcuffed placed in car for 2hours with no water anything, was transported in cuffs to tgk I informed the nurse that my wrist was bruised due to cuffs being tight.
answered on Apr 24, 2022
You did not ask a question, but I assume you want to know if you can make a claim for money damages. Your description does not give enough information to determine if you have a potential valid claim, or if you are within the time limits to bring certain types of claims applicable to this... View More
I have a co defendant that is incarcerated for the charges of possession of cannabis greater than 20 grams
It is said that I have charges coming against me for sales of meth months prior
answered on Mar 28, 2022
If you are charged with a crime and cannot afford a private attorney, the Court will likely appoint an attorney to represent you at no cost to you. If you are seeking advice about your situation though not yet charged with anything, call criminal defense attorneys in your area, and you will... View More
Does the BOD have the authority to tell me what I can and cannot park in my spots? Do they have the authority to tow a car out of my deed owned parking spot?
answered on Mar 21, 2022
The BOD can enact reasonable Rules & Regs applicable to the entire complex (but not selectively against you) regarding types of vehicles that are prohibited from parking at the complex. To be legally valid, such Rules & Regs would must be enacted in accordance with all of the notice and... View More
First guy said he was a processor and gave me a number to call with case number. I look up the case number for my county and that case number doesn’t exist
answered on Mar 21, 2022
On your county's Court Clerk's docket site, search not only for the case no., but also your name. However, it's also possible you were sued in Federal Court or in another jurisdiction, in which case it would not appear on your county's Clerk's site, but rather on the... View More
I did a bit of research on mine into emotional distress cases. What is definitely negligence or intentional infliction of emotional distress. Or I read the tort for emotional distress. And could answer all 4 requirements. I have medical records for during the time as well as having to pay someone... View More
answered on Mar 7, 2022
You seem to be asking if you are permitted to sue in small claims court for intentional infliction of emotional distress and/or negligent infliction of emotional distress. Sure, you are permitted to file any claim for money damages you wish in small claims court if the amount sought is $8,000 or... View More
answered on Mar 1, 2022
That would be a matter of statutory requirements/restrictions to prevent unfair and deceptive trade practices and basic contract law reflected in published appellate court decisions. Not sure what you mean by "markup" - wrongfully violating the contract terms during the term of the... View More
The driver of a vehicle was found to be at fault after running a red light (in view of a police officer), and causing an accident that injured me (fractured rib and partial collapsed lung). The at fault driver's insurance has officially (in writing) stepped in to "manage" (oversee?... View More
answered on Feb 27, 2022
First, it would be extremely foolish for you to represent yourself in the described situation, unless your case has been turned down by a few personal injury attorneys. Is the latter the case? The insurer should not be "managing" you. In any event, there are two ways to obtain the... View More
Son is disabled and misguided throughout his life. What are the options?
answered on Feb 17, 2022
Your options are to defend yourselves in the lawsuit, for which you should hire an attorney, or to not defend yourselves, which will result in a money judgment against you by default. Your inquiry does not indicate the alleged grounds for suing you. If they are something with no genuine factual... View More
I've only received mailed solicitations from local lawyers with a case number. I have not received anything official. The file date is 1/25/22. Pretrial is set for June. Debt amount was $3,000
answered on Feb 5, 2022
You are under no obligation to file a response to the lawsuit until 20 days after you are served. (But if a small claim of $8K or less, you don't need to respond at all; you instead appear for a pretrial conference.) You have the option to respond without being served, but in most cases,... View More
The lease documents say the residual value is $11,986. The dealership is saying it would cost me $15,454. Can they charge more than the residual value?
answered on Feb 5, 2022
They can charge only according to the contract terms, nothing more. Also, this is not a matter of what's on the law books, but rather what's in the contract. So ask them to point out the term(s) on which they are basing the additional charge. If they point out such term(s), but you are... View More
It was never discussed that there was a fee for 'breaching contract'. But then I was told that it would be a $3,500 charge
I recently spoke to them again about this and now they have changed the fee to $5,000. Unfortunately, this conversation occurred over the phone and they are... View More
answered on Jan 30, 2022
Not sure what you mean by "severing". If you mean that, after entering into a binding contract that obligated you, and with no opt-out period or other agreed upon termination rights, you said, "The heck with that, I am un-obligating myself", that could be a breach of contract,... View More
answered on Jan 10, 2022
There is no simple, on-line answer to your question. You need to schedule a consultation with an attorney handling civil rights matters. It indicates above your question that you writing from South Carolina, but it went into the inbox for Florida attorneys, so not sure where you incident was.... View More
My father is disabled and I have to go to the grocery store for him. A check bounced, he was informed and tried to recover the check, they said they could not find it. Months later I was arrested for the check. It was my father's, and he tried to get the check. We share the same name, I am the... View More
answered on Jan 6, 2022
You did not ask a question, but I guess you want to know what should be done about this, and perhaps you want to know if you may make a claim for money damages due to wrongful arrest. If the criminal case is still pending, you must focus on getting yourself cleared of the charge, which means you... View More
I have requested to either work at home or get a shift a change from my current job due to child care conflict and they claim there is nothing they can do for my shift change but they have done it for other employees.
answered on Jan 3, 2022
The initial inquiry here is whether you believe you are being discriminated against (that is, being treated differently than others) based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, parental status, age, or disability. Is there a difference between you and the... View More
I live in Florida and the state law identifies what common areas are, but the HOA bylaws say the board has broad discretion with respect to what common areas are and the HOA has used this broad discretion to bill only certain homeowners for cost to maintain common area's deeded to the hoa.... View More
answered on Jan 3, 2022
The HOA must comply with local zoning ordinances - but, as Ms. Stage indicated, your inquiry is unclear as to the what zoning ordinances have to do with your issue. You may want to ask your local zoning office if there is an issue; otherwise, schedule a consultation with an attorney.
Son was in a rollover accident in someone elses car. He had an avulsion wound to the knee. He has a permament scar on his knee, he will always have to protect from sun and it will never have feeling on it.
answered on Jan 2, 2022
Under the law, there is no "set" value for any bodily injury, but based on statistical data, the industry considers certain dollar ranges to be reasonable for particular injury and medical treatment scenarios.
I agree with Mr. Maaswinkel but would add that, regardless of the... View More
I lost my wallet with $600 in it after a car accident. I left the wallet in my truck and when I went to retrieve it the next day from the tow truck company the wallet was gone. Is my insurance company responsible?
answered on Dec 29, 2021
Yes, if you purchased comprehensive coverage (includes theft). Otherwise, you can make a claim to the garage's insurance company. And Mr. Thorgaard is correct that you need some type of proof, such as a bank statement showing a withdrawal of the cash.
I offered my brother to pay off the loan to my ex-partner $74,000.00 for the part that he owned in the house (30%) so that one day he could receive the benefit of my investment of $ 150,000.00 in cash. My brother accepted the offer, a contract with a lifetime guarantee. At the closing of the... View More
answered on Dec 23, 2021
Ms. Kim, in her answer, was on the right track but gave a link to a legal services agency in another part of the State. For the Miami area, contact Legal Services of Greater Miami - see: https://www.legalservicesmiami.org
or Dade Legal Aid Put Something Back - see... View More
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