This has every earmark of a scam. Typical scam works as follows: The check you receive is no good -- possibly counterfeit. Banks have to make...

A person that endorses, deposits or cashes a check warrants that it is valid and good. It does not matter whether the person knew or should have...

You need to: 1. File a police report 2. File identity theft report (on Federal Trade Commission and Illinois Attorney General...

You may well have signed a power of attorney to sign the title to the trade. It is common practice. You need to see a consumer lawyer regarding...

A person who presents a check warrants that it is valid and good. If it isn't, you are legally responsible to make it good.

Oral promises that are not consistent with a written contract are unlikely to be enforceble.

A judgment can be revived for 10 or 20 years, depending on type of debt, amount and date. It must be revived after 7 years from entry or last...

You need to hire an attorney unless you want a judgment entered against you. In Cook County, there are probably two dates on the summons. There...

Whether he has any recourse requires an examination of the sales, financing and repair paperwork by a consumer lawyer to determine such things as...

Illinois law requires reasonable diligence in effecting service, which a wait of 5 months is not. Dismissal on this ground (Supreme Court Rule...