VZ asked:

A creditor file a lawsuit to collect a debt that I owe them 3 years ago, however, they misspelled my last name by one letter, does that lawsuit still valid? can I dispute and have them start from scratch? Just want to give them a hard time before I go to court to argue.

Question posted courtesy of: Lois

dunric asked:

I am heavily considering filing a federal and/or state lawsuit against my former employer for egregious civil and work-related violations as guaranteed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). I disclosed my documented disability at the time I was hired (a mental illness), and later elaborated on it. However, they let me go and cited one of their primary reasons for doing so as my “boundary issues” with staff and members (in short, I have spatial boundary issues, but they called them “professional boundaries”).

How do I go about filing a federal or even state lawsuit againt my former employer, how successful are these lawsuits generally and what is the maxium punitive damages I can be awarded under federal or state law(s)?

If I could sue that company into the ground I absolutely would, but there are probably set limits as to how much I can sue for, even if the discrimination was egregious in nature.

Paul

Question posted courtesy of: Theodore

Todd L asked:

A kansas mother has lost custody and parental rights for all 4 of her children because she was economically forced to obtain public defense representation by the loss of her children and access to Social Security income as a result. The incompetence of this public defense counsel is far reaching in that he did not even attempt to challenge or demand validity of any evidence presented in the case against his client. The prosecution had little to do in proving their case case because there was little or no opposition. We are appealing the decision of the courts based on the incompetence of publicly provided representation.
SRS received a report that defendant’s daughter was overheard talking to other children about her older brother making a sexual advance on her. (note* the daughter is one who likes to fit in and the context of the conversation overheard was not disclosed.) SRS’s investigation was conducted by asking the daughter if it really happened, she added even more detail to her story at this time. The older brother still denies that anything like this happened. There was no physical evidence submitted to point in either direction, yet the daughter was removed. A month later, with no more than a motion in court that the older son should be removed from the home to safeguard the 2 younger siblings, the judge granted removal of a second child. (Note* Social Security Income is involved in all 4 children’s cases as a result of their father’s death 4 years prior.) Subsequently, SRS has gotten by with false claims in order to remove the remaining children and defense never challenged any of it.

Question posted courtesy of: Chad

detroit_city_girl asked:

What should you find out about an attorney before you hire them to defend you. Do you think a lawyer can help you get out of trouble?

Question posted courtesy of: Suzanne

ericaleigh asked:

My sister was physically attacked by her mother in law on my sister property i witnessed the the fight i had to physically remove the woman from my sister. short story. But what is the attorney going to ask me and why is her husband and father n law being called when they werent even there?

Question posted courtesy of: Sandra

time4change_in asked:

What if his client abruptly admits to the defense attorney that they commited the crime. Is the defense attorney obligated to disclose the confession?

Question posted courtesy of: Stanley

s_wigdor asked:

I don’t mean to be intrusive into people’s lives, but I am working on a research paper and need some examples. The approach I am taking is pointing out that lawsuit reforms should look at the whole picture of a lawsuit, including what a plaintiff does with their settlement or verdict.
If you, at some point, received a lawsuit settlement or verdict, what did you use that money for. I encourage generalizations (i.e. I spent 50% of my money after lawyers/taxes/medical bills on a new house). I do not want to know how much you received. I would need to know (in very general terms) what the suit was about (i.e. car crash, medical malpractice).
I really appreciate any help! Thanks!

Question posted courtesy of: Aaron

donnyboy asked:

There seems to be a block on his calls that prohibits prisoner and attorney from communicating without resorting to going thru another person or meeting face to face. This is placing a financial burden on me, the stepfather, as the attorney must bill me for the ninety mile drives and also the time spent talking to my woman so she can tell him what the prisoner communicated the night before…by collect phone call. Its eating up available defense money and has got that confusing “he said, she said” third party element…its ridiculous and there is no doubt it is hampering their ability to adequately provide a competant defense. I thought the state was trying for that very result when it came to my attention that it was not a state run prison but one ran for profit. I’m hoping you people out there can help me make some sense out of all this before I start pissing people off and end up incarcerated myself. Thanks for your input.

Question posted courtesy of: Willie