The bottom line is that it is unlikely you could avoid paying a lawsuit by dissolving any entity. The liabilities and assets have to be...

Attorney Chen's answer is excellent--if evidence is involved most likely you need to file a motion for summary judgment/adjudication. ...

Can you serve interrogatories, etc. on a defendant while the case is being transferred to new venue?

You can serve written discovery, on a defendant that has not answered, 10 days after the summons has been served. So, yes, you can serve discovery...

Can they sue my husband and I for a home improvement gone wrong, even though he's the only one that signed the contract???

Anybody can sue anybody else for just about anything. Will the suit be a winner? That is much too fact intensive to be able to say based on the...

When you have been denied an appeal.

Failure to include a reporter's transcript or an agreed/settled statement is fatal to an appeal--there is no case to make and no defense at this...

As a partner in a CA LLC, can I demand a third party audit on all of our books?

I agree with Attorney Chen's answer. You really need to seek an attorney's advice--there are too many complexities to give you any meaningful...

Can I read anything into this continuance?

I agree with attorney Chen. Additionally, I seriously doubt the court feels it needs more time to "figure out the answer ". Judges are very...

Do we need an attorney who specializes in a different area of law?

As my colleagues indicate, many lawyers work in many areas of the law. While your attorney may handle primarily bankruptcies, he may well be very...

I have been subpoenaed for a legal proceeding and I am not a party to the case

Attorney Chen is correct--you do not need to have an attorney. If you are worried and want to discuss the case and a deposition with a lawyer,...

I agree with attorney Chen. You should argue that the opposition was not properly served because the statute requires service "reasonably...