After a collision, what can I expect from an at-fault party's auto insurer? It is safe to drive and I don't want it "salvaged."

You don't get to decide whether the car is totaled or not. The insurance company is required to pay you the fair market value of the car or the...

Can the person I hit sue me for my home?

Anybody can sue anybody for anything. But you've got good policy limits - let your insurance company deal with it. They have an obligation to...

Do all civil attorneys have over $10,000 or over $50,000 of dollars in their own personal business accounts so they can cover...

Those of us who litigate cases on a contingency basis generally try to take cases we can afford to litigate. Some cases can be tried for a couple...

I am trying to serve an individual who avoids service. Will service be complete if I mail summons and complaint to his residence

Mail service is insufficient; personal service is required. But personal service can be effected in several ways - for example, substitute service...

If Defendants' counsel misuses a civil procedure during the course of a litigation that they're defending in which their ....

The litigation privilege protects the attorney from the claims you are contemplating. Moreover, it is usually plaintiffs, not defendants, who...

Civil legal costs: What is the legal theory and statute excluding pro pers, including attorneys representing themselves, from ..

The equitable theory is that if you spend money on a lawyer in a case where attorney fees are recoverable, you're entitled to get that money back....

If the objection was not timely made, it was waived. That said, the law and motion judges I practice before would not be amused by a party claiming...

Is it insurance fraud if....

No, but the insurance company is entitled to possession of the recovered items.

The defendant I sued and won against has no assets. Can I levy the wife?

If assets held in the wife's name are her separate property, you cannot levy on them. But if they are community property, they belong to him as...

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I was sued and plantiff won. I have no assets can he still place a judge ment?

If the plaintiff won, he already has a judgment. It is valid for ten years. If you get a job, he can levy your wages. He can also take assets that...