Wedding was cancelled. Can I get a refund on the 8k we have put towards it?

In your question, you've done a good job of marshaling the relevant facts. What you lack is knowledge of the relevant principles of contract law...

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LOTS of questions here! I'll take a stab. Before a court can enter judgment awarding punitive damages, there must be appropriate findings of...

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Rule 1.06 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct (linked below) governs the ethical considerations relating to legal fees. It...

In a law suit and at the first hearing, if NO defendants turn up what happens to the plaintiff? Default judgmnt in his favour?

This is actually fairly complicated. If the defendant has been properly served, and that's proved by the documents on file with the clerk...

This is a judgment call, and depends very much on your situation and its urgency. If you've got a hearing or a deadline coming up and you're trying...

How to legally get out of an electronically signed document

Generally speaking, most courts are enforcing online electronic signatures in the same way that they enforce pen-and-ink signatures. If someone has...

I agree with Ms. McGarvey and Mr. Lautin, and only have this to add: You could just wait to see what your annoyed neighbor does. Or you could...

In a hearing, does the defendant(business rep) need to be present? The biz.rep and its attorney or only attorney is enough?

Generally speaking, litigants may "appear" through their attorneys -- and should do that, rather than trying to to it themselves! For all...

If I hired a lawyer but no contracts or agreements were signed and i paid half of the retainer fee am I entitled to my money?

To answer this question with any degree of confidence, we'd need to know what kind of case or matter you hired this lawyer for, and what the terms...

In which state should I file a small claims suit?

This seems like it ought to be a simple question, but actually it's amazingly complex, potentially involving questions of constitutional...