How do I take someone to small claims court for breach of a verbal contract with witnesses to the theft.

There is a clinic on Tuesdays at the Court in Eureka that can help you go through the process for free. Follow this link. ...

Should my dad sign a contract giving permission to the property owner's insurance to start work on his restaurant?

Q1 - Contract - It depends on what the contract states; each and every paragraph. An attorney really should be consulted to review the contract...

How much should we compensate an "independent contractor," who lost half of his ring finger, in a work related accident?

This is a really tough spot to be in. From a go forward perspective it does not matter whether or not a person wants to join payroll or not. If a...

Will the excuse of a "I made a mistake on the contract date" hold up in court?

You probably shouldn't have to go to court on this. The agent typed the mistake and because of that they will have to live with the mistake. ...

You have a couple of potential causes of action 1) Professional Negligence; and 2) Breach of Fiduciary Duty. Whether or not your facts and...

Credit card (or any other) loan taken by spouse on her sole name (not joint) after she is being served with divorce papers

I have changed the practice area to family law as that is the area for divorces. A family law attorney would be the best to help as the normal...

Should I consider accepting an offer from investors who are not really interested to put their names on a business?

Here is one way to look at it. Lets say that the "redesign and upgrade" costs X and then the "advertising" costs Y. If you add X + Y together,...

I changed the practice to personal injury. These issues are the type that personal injury lawyers deal with every day.

Can I sue the appraiser that appraised my house?

It generally depends on why you had an appraisal and what it states on the written appraisal. If you were purchasing the home and the appraisal...

Am I obligated to pay anything out of pocket if my roofer guaranteed his work. And after 3 attempts.

Given the extraordinary rain we have been having the primary objective probably should be to do whatever is necessary to either fix the problem or...