What are my odds of winning a case where the lawyer messed up a will and it was misread and signed ending up cutting out heirs?

Your odds are very long. Your friend's oral statements are trumped by the directions he made in a validly executed last Will. If your friend was...

What can be done if an attorney swears he didn't receive an exhibit, but a process server makes two sworn affidavits of service?

You should first ask your attorney about this issue. Assuming that what you meant was to say that the attorney for your opponent denies receiving a...

My former employer no longer wanted me when they found out I was HIV positive, I had worked for them for 9 years, and lived-in,

If the agreement you signed contained the standard general release (giving up the right to sue the club), you cannot bring a lawsuit for...

My boyfriend is a New York State independent contractor. He works for a direct marketing firm (door to door solicitation) whose

If there is such a rule, I am not familiar with it. It is a pure guess that the DM firm is claiming the thirty percent as a "referral fee" because...

You say that a check kiting scheme victimized you. Did you have any role in it, whether or not you were "stupid" to participate in it? If so, then...

Company removing vacation days,, documented in handbook they are earned - no compensation. Salaried employee. recent takeover

Since absent an agreement, employees are not entitled to vacation time off, the question is whether the promise of vacation time in a company...

Order to show cause for contempt.

It may be that the appeal has to be dismissed before the automatic stay of the document turn over order is vacated. Unless the Second Department...

Your legal options would depending on the nature of the false statements. A lawsuit for slander (in which you could seek money damages) would...

A promise to make a gift in the future is not enforceable. You would not be able to sue under breach of contract or promissory estoppel. Good luck.

The Surrogate's Court Procedure Act disqualifies a foreign resident from serving as the sole executor of a NY Estate. However, a non-domiciliary...