In small claims, limit is 7500. If 2 defendants are named, Can plaintiff ask limit of both?

The limit is $10,000 for each claim. If they are co-defendants, then you have only one claim and the limit is $10,000 for everything.

I recently opened a company at Delaware with my friend, and after 1 year my partner left to our country can I close the company?

You need a long talk with an attorney to sort all of this out.

Do I have a right to the earnest money buyers put down on my condo even though they are not going through with the purchase?

The earnest money or deposit is a form of "liquidated damages," or the amount that the parties agreed the buyer would be liable for in case of a...

The law prohibits your attorney from retaliating against you for filing an EEOC complaint. Retaliation means terminating, harassing, demoting,...

Can my landlord give me a 30-day notice in the middle of a 12-month lease? (California)

Your landlord cannot evict you in the middle of a lease, so the thirty-day notice is invalid. If the landlord does bring an eviction action against...

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In California we don't use the term "allodial"--I had to look it up in the dictionary. We do have the term "fee simple absolute," which the...

If I am fired while on PDL can I continue to collect disability pay until my doctor's returns me?Then may I collect unemployment

Although an employer's demand that you have your baby one month prematurely is certainly unreasonable, it only has to give you 12 weeks for leave....

In my experience the Unemployment Compensation Appeals Board does not like attorneys. The process is designed to be informal. Even if you do...

There is fire damage to my commercial building, can the city restrict my access without an official court order.

If the building is red tagged, your landlord has breached the lease. What effect the fire would have depends on how it started and the terms of...

Can I sue for defamation and/ or slander in smal claims court?

I would not dismiss your concerns quite so quickly. It sounds as if you may have some significant emotional distress. Even if the landlord could...