Questions answered by Jon Friedman

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I have recieved a summons. I am being sued by PRA for a credit card that has been charged off.

Jon's answer | Answered on January 24, 2015

I agree that at a minimum, you should confer w/a local lawyer to determine your options, including the propriety of hiring the lawyer to defend you...

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Can i win a small claims case if take my ex to court for a car that Is now in my name?

Jon's answer | Answered on January 24, 2015

I guess you are saying that she won't sign off on the title voluntarily. If that's the case, it sounds like you should get the car in equity as you...

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Partial Judgment? When you resolve a claim with the other side, opposing counsel, but you still have other claims outstanding,

Jon's answer | Answered on January 24, 2015

You enter into a partial release of ONLY the claim that is resolved and if you want to be doubly careful, you can state in the partial release that...

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I may have a potential legal malpractice case.

Jon's answer | Answered on January 24, 2015

What your former lawyer did may well prejudice your claim by virtue of leaving you high and dry w/o a lawyer 3 weeks before the statute of...

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Does a business have liability exposure for a private contractor who has their own liability insurance?

Jon's answer | Answered on January 24, 2015

I'm inclined to believe your employer. I presume the business has hired your employer's company as an independent contractor to attempt to evade...

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Question about arbitration to settle custody and divorce.

Jon's answer | Answered on January 24, 2015

I don't know how it works in Utah but here, arbitration is a completely voluntary process to try and resolve all disputes w/o the cost and stress...

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How do I go about filing a lawsuit against a company in another state?

Jon's answer | Answered on January 24, 2015

Unless there is a serious amount of $ in dispute, I think you should use the Ebay dispute mechanism. Ebay in theory stands behind its sellers so...

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My father had lung surgery and was released hours after having these tubes taken out from his side, did they let him leave early

Jon's answer | Answered on January 24, 2015

I'm very sorry for your loss. Medical malpractice cases are complicated and expensive. You would need to find a local lawyer willing to gather ALL...

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While cutting down a tree for a home owner, I fell off and fractured my neck and pelvic bone, do I have a case for compensation?

Jon's answer | Answered on January 24, 2015

I agree that you need more facts to get much of an answer. Did you get paid to do this for your neighbor or were you just being a good person? Was...

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I was sent home pregnant from uab hospistal in birmingham,alabama on the wrong medication my blood pressure was extremely high

Jon's answer | Answered on January 24, 2015

If the extent of your injury was having extremely high blood pressure which hopefully, fully resolved in short order, than you do not have a cost...

Jon Friedman's Answers (4268)

I have recieved a summons. I am being sued by PRA for a credit card that has been charged off.

Can i win a small claims case if take my ex to court for a car that Is now in my name?

Partial Judgment? When you resolve a claim with the other side, opposing counsel, but you still have other claims outstanding,

I may have a potential legal malpractice case.

Does a business have liability exposure for a private contractor who has their own liability insurance?

Question about arbitration to settle custody and divorce.

How do I go about filing a lawsuit against a company in another state?

My father had lung surgery and was released hours after having these tubes taken out from his side, did they let him leave early

While cutting down a tree for a home owner, I fell off and fractured my neck and pelvic bone, do I have a case for compensation?

I was sent home pregnant from uab hospistal in birmingham,alabama on the wrong medication my blood pressure was extremely high