Professional courtesy and ethics in a lawsuit. In meidation are there certain rules the attorney's must follow and never break?

There is no rule of procedure or ethics that prevents you from presenting new evidence at a mediation.

There is no law that requires you to remove an underground storage tank (UST) unless it is leaking. Under NJ law, a property owner is strictly...

In the NJ Special Civil Part, you must serve interrogatories within 30 days of the filing of the Answer. The time to answer is also 30 days. See R....

A New York customer of ours picked up 6600.00 worth of merchandise and disputed the charges after 2 months with Amex.

Your claims seems pretty straight forward. However, the bigger issue may be where you have to sue. Given that the buyer lives in NY, there is an...

Can anyone be held responsible for repairs to my house that were not brought up to code before my purchase of the home?

As a general rule, you cannot sue the town or the building inspector for negligently issuing a certificate of occupancy. As to suing the prior...

Can an oral agreement reached with a dr. by handshake be binding?

It is unlikely that you would have an enforceable contract. There appears to be a lack of "consideration" supporting the physician's promise.

The "self employment tax" is federal - it is for social security and medicare. For 2012, the self employment tax is 13.3 per cent of your gross...

As Mr. McLaughlin indicated, a "hardship" my buy you a few weeks time. But, "hasrship" will not prevent eviction for non-payment of rent.

Neighbor trespass and cuts overhang branches of my tree

As a general rule, a neighbor has the right to cut limbs off of trees that overhand from your yard onto the neighbor's yard. However, the neighbor...

Yes, you may evict your tenants for non-payment of rent. Birth of a child is not a defense to not paying rent.