When you mailed the check, did you use certified mail with a tracking number, or just regular first class mail? It would be hard to establish a...

Unless your parents or sister guaranteed the loan, there is no legal basis to collect it against those parties who are not in privity of contract...

You may have any number of defenses to the lawsuit, such as laches, failure to mitigate, uninhabitability of the premises, wrong amount alleged,...

The general rule in New York is that a broker is entitled to a commission once a “ready, willing and able” buyer is produced, regardless of whether...

It sounds like it might be some sort of shakedown attempt. Still, that does not mean a lawsuit would not be filed if you ignore it. You probably...

Sometimes these sort of transactions just show as pending until the charge is posted to your account. That will be clear once the final charge...

You may be able to defeat the garnishment by proving that all your wages are exempt from collection, depending on your salary and the amounts of...

You probably need to make a motion to dismiss or strike that affirmative defense, but this would depend on a detailed review of your case. There...

If the landlord breached a condition of the stipulation, you will have to file a lawsuit in civil or supreme court to enforce it.

You need to analyze your case to determine which defenses, if any, you have available. There may also be procedural and jurisdictional defects to...