In most cases, the technical answer is no. The court order apparently has two parts as relevant here: one part orders you to pay a specific...

I'm working on a pro se appellate case in Federal Court. The judge has not issued a briefing schedule yet. Now I want to depose

Appeals are an opportunity for the appeals court to determine if the trial judge made any errors, such as suppressing evidence that he should have...

What is the statute of limitation on filing legal malpractice claim in Massachusetts

the statute of limitations for a legal malpractice case is 3 years. Generally speaking, the statute begins to run when the attorney'r...

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After a civil contempt is discharged because of unability to pay, does the opposing attorney fees get discharged as well?

It sounds like you were ordered to pay a $55,000. judgment. When you failed to do so, the plaintiff brought a civil contempt against you. At the...

I'm being sued by a client who used an outside contractor to fix a problem with a heating and air conditioning system that did

As Mr. Hammarlund noted, it is not clear from your quetion how you are involved. I'll take a stab and assume that you were a general contractor; ...

Details in voice recorded evidence.

To answer this question, one has to make a lot of assumptions as to facts that you didn't state. So I am going to assume that this is a driving...

I am wondering if i should sue the hospital.

If the hospital or its agents was negligent in treating your daughter, you generally can sue either the hospital or its agents. However, there are...

When is the time to amend or correct allegations?

The plaintiff has the burden of proving the case that he alleged in his complaint. Therefore, if he cannot prove those allegations, you are better...

We live in Massachusetts and my husband has been paying alimony for 32 years. How long is he required to pay?

There is a new alimony law in Massachusetts, but that won't directly help your husband for several years, if ever. In the meantime, your...

Proving a "nuisance"

A "nuisance," as relevant here, is an activity that is intentional, negligent, reckless or abnormally hazardous and that unreasonably interferes...