Small claims court offers individuals and small businesses a straightforward way to collect on owed debts or other small instances that are financially affecting them. From bad checks to unpaid bills, there are a variety of situations that can escalate to small claims court. Presenting evidence allows you to prove your case. After taking someone …
After being involved in a car accident, many people find themselves in financial distress on top of the emotional, mental, and physical repercussions of their accident. How can you address these issues while also moving forward with your life? It may be the right time to consider filing bankruptcy after a car accident if your …
Maybe you’re buying or selling real estate, trying to resolve a dispute with a neighbor, starting a business, or going through a divorce. When life gets legal, you’ll likely need access to a good attorney. But there’s a lot to think about when hiring the services of a lawyer, especially if you’ve never retained one …
By Eric Olsen Executive Director HELPS Nonprofit Law Firm A senior couple recently contacted me. They were served with legal papers for around $5000 for an old credit card they owed. They had never been sued before. They had heard that a judgment would become a “lien” on their home and worried about what that …
Okay, I give up. I’ve tried so hard to not direct consumers and readers to any particular attorney for student loan issues but most people report they struggle to find an attorney who knows enough about dealing with student loans to help. So here is a list of attorneys I have interacted with who have …
by Paul Alan Levy Pursuant to the settlement in Smith v Garcia and Chief Judge Smith's ensuing order in that case, counsel for Richart Ruddie arranged to have a motion filed in the names of Bradley Smith and his debt relief company, Rescue One Financial LLC, asking a state court judge in Baltimore Maryland to …
The following article is reposted with permission from Public Citizen. Dozens of suspicious court cases, with missing defendants, aim at getting web pages taken down or deindexed PAUL ALAN LEVY AND EUGENE VOLOKH There are about 25 court cases throughout the country that have a suspicious profile: All involve allegedly self-represented plaintiffs, yet they have …
Update 3-26-2014 The court dismissed the case. THE ADVOCACY FOR CONSUMER RIGHTS LLC, a.k.a TAFCR, an Arizona foreign limited liability company, Plaintiff, V. STEVE RHODE AND JANE DOE RHODE; JOHN DOES I-X; JANE DOES I-X; ABC PARTNERSHIPS I-X; DEF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES I-X; and XYZ CORPORATIONS Defendants. For their claims for relief against Defendants, Plaintiffs …
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris yesterday filed an enforcement action against JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Chase) alleging that the bank engaged in fraudulent and unlawful debt-collection practices against tens of thousands of Californians. The suit alleges that Chase engaged in widespread, illegal robo-signing, among other unlawful practices, to commit debt-collection abuses against approximately 100,000 California …
Help! I Found a Judgment on My Credit Report (via Credit.com)It’s scary enough to owe money you can’t pay back, but what may be even worse is finding out that you have already been sued for a debt, but didn’t even know it. Mark wrote on the Credit.com blog: I received a letter stating there was a judgment against me from 9-13-2006 and they’re trying…