This is a criminal law question, not a consumer law question. As far as a civil lawsuit, the statute of limitation for money owed is 3 years not matter what the amount, and it starts fresh with each incident. Please repost this under Criminal Defense.

This is impossible for any lawyer to answer accurately without reviewing the complete terms and conditions of your employment agreement. This may also be governed by Nevada law, not North Carolina. You should take the entire agreement to an employment law attorney for review. In general terms, if... View More

A car dealer can still require a cash down payment even when you trade in the car. The TILA disclosures should credit the trade in allowance and the cash down payment against the purchase price and tax, title and license.

TILA does not mean they cannot require a cash down payment. TILA... View More

This is impossible to say on an online message board, because we are not reading the terms and conditions of the sale. In general, if their policy is "no refunds on computers", and they disclosed this to you before you made the purchase, with no efforts to conceal it or promise you... View More

Did the auction company advertise this sale to you personally, or otherwise reach into North Carolina to attract North Carolina bidders? if not, you should look for an Oklahoma licensed attorney with automobile fraud experience to have a consultation with. Your lawsuit would most likely have to be... View More

If the judgment is accruing post judgment interest, you may wish to consider filing bankruptcy or settling rather than waiting it out. Judgments are good for 10 years and are easily renewed for another 10 years. Your only dangers in waiting them out is that your assets may appreciate and become not... View More

Criminal charges can be brought for intentional failure to return rent to own property. Intent may be presumed if she has disposed of the property, or has encumbered the property by

allowing a security interest to be placed on the property or by delivering the property to a... View More

The recent car you purchased is NOT exempt. Property purchased within last 90 days is NEVER exempt, whether bankruptcy or non bankruptcy. You cannot substitute this vehicle for the one that died. Consider having antother consultation with an attorney for a second opinion ASAP. You can keep... View More

I'm not sure where you read this, but requiring a down payment on a lease and proof of full coverage insurance is not illegal. Any right of recission would exist immediately after you signed the contract, and only for a limited time. You are asking if you can sign a long term contract, pay on... View More

Unfortunately, this is too complicated to answer online. If all you have been getting is verbal reassurance from the lender, you may be in trouble and the car may already have been sold. You need to get something in writing from the lender. Contact a local attorney for assistance with the specific... View More

If the local office is a franchise and separately incorporated, you sue them. If they are part of the main company, you sue the main company. To be cautious, you sue both. Please note that you cannot sue the out of state company in Small Claims court. You have to file in District Court if the... View More

If you are speaking about references to attorneys on this web site, there is no difference. "Premium" attorneys pay for placement and advertising on this site. Others who have profiles here do not pay for advertising and actually many do not use this service through answering questions,... View More

Attorneys are not allowed to say "I'll take your case" on this forum. It's not allowed. Start with local attorneys and gradually move further away. I must warn you that you have a duty to mitigate your damages. You have to pay for the repairs yourself, and then sue to get... View More

Your bankruptcy attorney needs to review the court Order and any related property settlement agreement to be certain. However, if this was simply a division of property and not an alimony or "support" order, it would be dischargeable in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy bit not in a CHapter 7... View More

You are correct, however, if Discover gets a judgment against her and she does not pay off or resolve the judgment before you die, the judgment automatically becomes a lien on the house. Judgments are enforceable for 10 years, and are easily renewed for a second 10 year period. Your wife needs to... View More

It sounds like a scam. A typical loan requires NO "up front" payments. Do NOT send any money without receiving, reviewing and signing a complete promissory note or loan agreement that describes how much the payments are, the interest rate, and the total amount to be paid back. This is... View More

There is no specific exemption for a health savings account under Federal or State law. North Carolina residents must use the $5,000.00 "wild card" exemption to cover HSA balances - assuming that the "wild card" is available. If a debtor uses up their $35,000.00 residential... View More

I agree with the other answer but you may also have to open an estate and be appointed as the administrator in order to negotiate the check due to ita large size. The Trustee may refuse to issue it in your name only because theoretically, your husband could have other heirs besides you.

You would have to prove that the shop knew there was a security problem there. As in, it's happened before there very often, but they failed to warn you or take steps to increase security. If no police reports are filed, that would be very difficult to prove. You may be able to search police... View More

If you received a criminal summons, hire a criminal defense attorney ASAP. Your business lawyer should be able to refer you to one in your area. Its a he said she said situation, and if this person who never shows up doesn't show up at the hearing, the criminal attorney should be able to get... View More