Under what condition can Court ask plaintiff to pay for defendant's legal cost?

Under what is sometimes called the "American Rule," parties to a lawsuit are generally responsible only for their own attorney fees. "Fee shifting"...

If you have the post office paperwork showing the defendant refused delivery (and you are certain you have the address correct), I think you have...

Do I need legal representation for being a victim of a crime? my land lady was arrested and charged with 2 penal counts

I cannot tell if you are asking about an attorney to represent you regarding criminal charges or regarding a tort claim (battery) against your...

CA Superior Court - need CA info re: motion for leave to amend complaint.

Whether the plaintiff actually owns the debt is a factual issue that the court is unlikely to resolve on a motion for leave to amend, and will...

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I had a seizure while driving liability on my policy only covered 50,000.00 dollars I hit a sewer plant and now they want to sue

Call your insurance company and provide them a copy of the paperwork IMMEDIATELY. If the claim is potentially covered by your insurance, the insure...

I t could be that the court does not consider the case closed just on the minute order and was waiting for one of the parties to submit a formal...

This will probably be filed as a small claims action, if it is filed at all. I'll leave it to others to suggest how you might defend that. If...

Never received notice of writ of execution before money taken from bank account

Judgment collection is a particularly thorny area of the law. There is a whole tile of the Code of Civil Procedure detailing the requirements for...

What is the time limit to file a First Amended Complaint?

If I understand your question correctly, you want to know if the First Amended CROSS-complaint (let's call it the FACC) was timely. The initial...

How to vacate, dismiss, or modify a default judgment restraining order i just learned about?

If this occurred in a California family law case, you may have grounds to set aside the judgment for extrinsic fraud (i.e., fraud outside of the...