What can I do if a claim exceeds my car insurance policy limits?

Your insurance carrier has a duty to tender the policy limits to protect you personally if the claim's value clearly exceeds those limits. Has the...

Can i cancel my signed contract for a new vehicle if the check engine light comes on within 24hrs of purchasing it?

Depends on whether you purchased the vehicle "as is."

Is it common for an employment agreement to allow search of your personal devices (never used for work), post-termination?

If you want specific advice on the enforceability of a specific provisions of a contract, you need to actually hire an attorney to review the...

Can we sue employer for cutting wages and then firing my husband?

California is an at-will employment state. It is unlikely that he has any claims that he can prevail upon based on what you've posted. His option...

Am I liable to pay a property manager for a small claims dispute between the PM and the tenant?

The PM would likely have to sue you after they actually pay the judgment if you were not named as a party to the action and since you no longer own...

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How to handle dispute with landlord.

You have the option to make a counter-offer but the landlord is obviously not required to accept that counter-offer. No attorney is going to get...

My landlord is trying to evict me for withholding rent.

SC courts frown upon tenants who withhold rent. If you do not have the rent at the time of the eviction hearing, a judge will likely grant the...

Can the seller keep my down payment

Depends. If it was a deposit to hold the truck for you and not sell it to anyone else during that time, maybe not. Did you sign anything in writing...

If I'm unable to move in and lease is cancelled, who is responsible for returning a broker's fee, the landlord or the broker?

Without seeing the contract that you signed, it is difficult to say. Generally, this is an expense that the landlord would absorb unless the...

Depends on whether any services were actually provided. If you received the benefit of her services, she may be entitled to keep a portion of the...