If you did not authorize an account to be opened in your name, if it was done without your knowledge, and you did not know about the account when...

In most (if not all) debt collection cases, the creditor files the case in the county where it believes the defendant lives. If a defendant has...

If a lawsuit was filed, the claim would be made under one of the following "common counts" theories: (1) open book account; (2) account stated; (3)...

If he were to sue you, he would have to argue that you and he had a verbal agreement, that you would reimburse him for vacation-related expenses. ...

The process you describe sounds similar to bank transactions. For example, the customer pays with a check, check is deposited and the money is...

A "preference" is something that occurs in the bankruptcy context -- when payments to "insiders" or creditors are made within a certain period of...

In your shoes, I would contact the landlord to confirm that the check was received. If the check WAS received, you are not in default and in no...

"Cornerstone Legal Group" does have a website, but that alone isn't persuasive, one way or the other. (It seems like the last "news" on that site...

I agree with Mr. Steingraber: a creditor cannot just come and "take" your property to satisfy a debt. The creditor must go through a long series...

Yes -- there is a statute of limitations that applies to the creditor's claim. But it may not be the California statute of limitations (4 years). ...