Woman who picked my boyfriend out of the line-up now says it wasn't him a year later. We need advice on how to proceed.

You need to follow-up on this by retaining an attorney. It sounds like there may be grounds to file a 440.10 motion to vacate the plea. In the...

HOW DO I KNOW IF IMMIGRATION PICKED MY BOYFRIEND UP

Do you know his riker's book and case number or NYSID number? You can search the riker's island inmate locater on-line...

How to start a class action law suit

You would have to find a lawyer who specializes in class action law suits as it is a very tricky area of the law. It could be complicated because...

I was deatined by security staff of JC Penny on allegation of theft , security staff was rude and shouted at me and threatened m

There is a statute in NY that allows stores to seek 5 times the value of the property stolen up to $500. I never have my clients pay this civil...

If a federal charge is handled with pretrial diversion and a condition of the agreement is that I don't work for the gov't

It depends if the order says you can't work for the government permenantly or just during the diversion period. Read the order and speak with your...

What to do when one's case turns into Groundhog Day?

Law suits take time in general but in your case it appears that the defense attorney is trying to paper you to death to get to walk away. Don't let...

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Order to show cause to vacate default judgement-if the case is restored to calendar does this mean the same day or a future date

Be sure to appear in court on the date indicated on the Order To Show Cause. The defendant has to show two things to prevail on the motion: 1) a...

Found fingernail in frozen yogurt, went to Dr. due to vomiting & stomach upset. Got anti-biotics and Pepcid and Tums. Called

I think before you do anything, you should see if a lawyer will take your case. As you did not suffer any major injuries, most lawyers likely won't...

Can a woman sue her estranged husband for giving her Herpes and Hepatitus C ?

I just settled a case like this. It was not husband and wife but rather ex-boyfriend/girffriend. The allegation was that he gave her herpes. In my...

I got a speeding ticket and a parking violation ticket ( they towed my car I got it back) from Canada

New York has reciprocity with a few other states but I have never heard of reciprocity with a foreign country. That said, its never a good idea to...