I have made a verbal agreement with a collection agency. Now they are suing me, is this legal?

Your statements are unclear. A judgment creditor (the collection agency) can't deduct anything from your bank account until the lawsuit is over...

I agree with Mr. Kaufman. You can agree to anything you want as long as it is legal. I will add that unless you work in a highly regulated...

Proper steps in a dog attack

First, I hope your dog and your mother-in-law are alright. In any situation like this, make sure everybody, including your dog, is properly cared...

Joint liability; does that mean I only need to serve one of several conspiring parties and that's as good as serving them all?

If you intend to name all the conspirators in your complaint, and seeks relief from each of them, you must serve each of them.

Can someone file a second lawsuit for money if the first one was for "declaratory relief"?

Generally, all claims that can be brought together, and which arise out of the same occurrence, accident, etc., should be filed together in the...

My attorney filed a "lis pending" or lien against my house to keep it from forclosing during litigation with the bank.

Unless your fee agreement provided your attorney a real property lien against your residence to secure payment of his or her fees - which would be...

My daughter got into a car accident, she was a passenger. Injury date was 11/4 but didn't go to the chiro until 11/29.

There is no magic formula for determining the value of your daughter's claim. It depends, most importantly, on liability. In other words, how did...

My bankruptcy was discharged June 25th 2012 I have a title loan on my car July 3rd the loan co. came to repo it HELP why?

A bankruptcy only discharges your obligation to pay the money back; it does not affect valid liens. When you took out a title loan, you agreed to...

My home was robbed in the beginning of this year 2012. My insurance company is delaying on taking care of my losses

Do you believe that your homeowner's insurance policy covers the robbery? If so, what did your insurance company say when you made a claim? If...

I agree with the previous comments. I would also this note. Parties sometimes interpret their opponent's desire to mediate as a sign of...

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