How does a contractor that has performed work and invoiced accordingly collect on this balance when the customer files Chap 11?

Get relief from automatic stay to record and perfect your mechanics' lien and perfect your lien by filing a foreclosure suit. Then file your claim...

Unless you gave them the legal right to do so, they trespassed on your property and are legally responsible for all damages you have...

If your employer pays for health benefits and you don't use them should you receive the money the company saves?

No. The health benefits are available to the entire group. If an employee chooses not to use them, that is their decision. If the company offers...

What is the procedure for evicting a houseguest that has stayed over a year,

Treat him as a tenant. Serve him with a notice of termination of tenancy. If he does not move out, file and serve a complaint to evict...

Can i recieve unemployment if i was fired due to theft?

If employer contested your claim you would lose. Stealing from the company is grounds for termination and prevents receipt of unemployment. The...

She is a 25% owner of the company. Those shares have to be valued as of today, not at time of separation. While your earnings after separation...

If a bank garnishes my wages, can they also take the car. I have payed them a large sum of my loan

My colleague is correct. Unless and until they file a lawsuit against you, serve you with the summons and complaint, and get a judgment, they...

If a customer asks me to work on a product knowing it will void the warranty, can I be held reliable?

My colleague is correct. A good business attorney can draft an agreement in which your customer acknowledges the risk that using you to make...

Will a chapter 7 bankruptcy defeat a lawsuit against me from the City Attorney for vandalism they allege my minor child committe

They will be treated as any other creditor. However, be careful that the bankruptcy discharge does not induce them to file criminal charges...

Landlord claiming deposit was $200, not the $800 i paid. i have old receipt they claim is fake. lived in apt for 10 yrs,

Sue them in small claims court for 3 times the amount of the deposit and let the court decide if receipt is legitimate. Doesn't lease list amount...