A startup CEO illegally inflated numbers to raise a huge round of funding from tier 1 VCs. What are consequences of this public?

This is an extremely factually intensive question regarding investors and what they do. If you used a business broker, this would be a better...

Were can one look up past court cases dealing with tenets being harassed.

You will want to do a party search using the landlord's name on the Santa Cruz Superior Court's website. I am including the link for you below. ...

Can anyone direct me to legal authority that has to do with reassignment of a judge?

CCP 170.6 is the section you need to look at with regard to disqualifying a judge. You do not have to be specific. I am providing a link to the...

What is my next step when a company won't return my calls about refunding my $ and cancelling account?

You can easily dispute the charge with your bank and ask that all future charges from that company be blocked. The banks know about these scams...

Are you the car wash owner or the owner of the car? If you own the car, go through insurance or pay out of pocket and take the owner of the car...

I worked at my previous job for more than 3 years and never have break time. I was employed full time.

I agree that you need to consult an attorney. For example, an attorney would need to evaluate whether you might fall within an exemption to the...

As an individual you can sue for up to $10000

I have a subpoena to witness

I think you mean you have been subpoenaed to be a witness. You must appear or risk significant penalties, including possible jail time if the...

After signing contract and paying deposit and permit fees, our contractor has verbally told us the cost will almost double!

There are, I assume, far too many details for you to receive decent advice on this website. You can tell the contractor not to perform work. You...

I'm an independent contractor. My client has not paid me for work done FOUR months ago. How can I get them to pay me!

You can file a legal action in California. I do not know what amount you are talking about. For individuals the small claims cap is $10,000 or...