Early Lease Termination: My landlord did not provide any paper work for an early lease termination. Should I be worried?
Clifford's answer: There is no standard paperwork for an early lease termination. What is your concern? Did you want to terminate the lease? Does the landlord want to terminate it? This answer does not establish an attorney-client relationship or any legal duty on the part of the answerer. It is for general information only. Use at your own risk! Actual legal advice can only be provided when you retain a lawyer and provide all the relevant facts.
What Should I do?: In February I was riding a friend's mini bike (Baja) I was trying to turn around and did not realize how powerful the gas was. I gently turned the handle to make it easier to turn around the bike but it took off on me. I hit someone's motorcycle and put a small dent and a small scratch on the fender. At first he was trying to tell my husband and i that we had to pay for the repairs out of our pocket $800 and he would pay the other $500. We told him we could not afford that and he should file a claim with his insurance. He told us they would not process a claim without a police report but he would look into it. A few weeks later he told us that his insurance wanted to talk to us, and that he had a $500.00 deductible and he couldn't afford it.
Clifford's answer: The motorcycle owner has a legitimate claim against you for negligence. If he makes the claim against his own insurance company, it becomes the owner of his claim, that is, it is subrogated to it. So it can make the claim against you. Typically that claim is joined with the owner’s claim for his deductible, although the claims can be brought separately. . So, if you or the owner of the bike you were on has property damage liability insurance, notify your insurance company and your friend’s insurance company. If you are uninsured, I would suggest not responding at all unless or until you are sued. The suit may never come, and if it does, your only additional liability will be the filing fee and service of process fee. This answer does not establish an attorney-client relationship or any legal duty on the part of the answerer. It is for general information only. Use at your own risk! Actual legal advice can only be provided when you retain a lawyer and provide all the relevant facts.
I am a defendant in a lawsuit from an attorney: The attorney alleges that I owe him $8,500. I don't think I do. He attended a hearing and a continuance hearing and I paid him $3,000. I then immediately fired him and he sued me on three counts for $8,500. Never ever billed me for that but sued me for it. Why the three counts? What does that mean. Should I countersue him for harrasing me?
Clifford's answer: Let me guess the three counts: Breach of Contract; Account Stated and Unjust Enrichment or Open Account. It all comes down to what work you asked to be done, what work had to be done, and what work was done. The contract ought to govern the hourly rae and the lawyer will need to prove the hours worked. You should have a lawyer representing you in your case by the last lawyer. Another lawyer should be able to tell you whether you are right or not. Counterclaim for what? Were you somehow damaged by te representation? If the charges are grossly unfair, grieve the lawyer. See the link below. This answer does not establish an attorney-client relationship or any legal duty on the part of the answerer. It is for general information only. Use at your own risk! Actual legal advice can only be provided when you retain a lawyer and provide all the relevant facts.