I am puzzled by your question as to whether a complaint can be amended without the court's permission since, clearly, you have said the Plaintiff...

$50 is NOT a small amount; not to me nor most people. In any case, if you left the merchandise with them, you do not really owe them anything, do...

You are correct: you were foolish. Now, you have to pay him off for his share.

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss (sorry but answers require a minimum number of characters. the answer is simply yes.)

The items and cash that I should pay back to creditor are burglarized.

It is unfortunate, but you are still liable for the debt. Make a payment arrangement.

Been served with papers for a law suit

You answer it within 20 days or hire a lawyer to do so for you.

Is it legal to retain two law firms for just one Mass tort case

One can retain as many lawyers as one wants and can afford.

Is there a time line for attorneys to get back to you.

If they have a lawyer, you had better get one too. Otherwise, they will run circles around you...

Received a summons to appear for pretrial conference?

When someone is sued, they must respond to the complaint or a default judgment will be entered against them. There is no such thing as an "average...

This is not a Banking issue, so changing to Litigation. You can certainly try to file that, but I would not advise it without an attorney to...