After you are awarded

After you are awarded compensatory money, do you have to wait if punitive damages are appealed before you receive your compensatory money?

Company Property

We recently found out that one of our employees began working at another job while still employed with us. We terminated him and asked him to send us back the company Laptop computer. I stated that he was not to uninstall or remove anything. He removed all the programs and the operating system is not working well. It will require me taking it to an expert to reinstall the operating system and software. Can I sue him in Small Claims court for the cost of having someone do this for me? What are my chances of winning this case.

statute of limitation -predatory lending

Under the the Truth In Lending Act (TILA) what is the statute of limitation to file a lawsuit?

And how do you know if it's a federal or a state matter?

Tooth found in food

I chew on a tooth in my packaged food. Now I've been freaking out about eating out or eating any other food. I haven't been able to sleep/ and now paranoid about every item that may feel funny in my mouth. How can i get something done about it? This is killing me.

Property damaged during shipment

I had a package shipped from NY to Florida using DHL.This package contained a picture that my father-in-law painted, over 30 years ago.It was painted on glass and in a very old frame.By the time the package got here the contents were destroyed.The box was crushed and had been retaped.It can never be replaced considering my father-in-law has passed away.This was the last thing to remember him that belonged to my husband.

DHL claims that they are not responsible because there was no insurance.My daughter shipped it and she said nothing about insurance was mentioned or offered when she brought the package in.

Do I have any recourse to claim damage?How do I put a price on sentimental value?

I feel DHL was neglegent in the mishandling of this item and allowed it to be damaged.

Bicycle/moped suspension fork failure

I recently had a freind purchase a front suspension fork off ebay for my whizzer style moped/Bicycle

the fork was advertised as stronger than the OEM and in fact pictured on a motorized BICYCLE

After traveling less than 3 miles the fork failed over a gentle speed bump in front of my home

I had ridden over the same speed bump many times over a 3 year period logging over 500 miles on the oem style suspension fork

I have dibilitatating injuries and excessive medical bills I've lost the use of my hand and fingers do to nerve injury

do I have a case

Dog Dies- Money Back?

I live in Dallas, Texas and on April 24th purchased a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy from a breeder in Pierce City, Missouri. She became ill just two days after bringing her home and died Monday April 30th. I took the puppy to the Vet and ran a number of test to find out what was wrong with the puppy. Everything came back negative, and the puppy died. I did not take the puppy back to the vet to figure out what caused the death (we had already spent $200 trying to fix her), we buried the puppy in our back yard. My question to you is, am I entitled to my money back? I did not sign a contract with the breeder but the posting for the puppy said it came with a certificate of health, current vaccinations, & vaccine/worming records.

Pet Death

How do I find a lawyer that will help us sue for the death of our pet regarding the poisioned dog food?

product licensing

What is product licensing?

Defective TV

If a person/persons has a defective/ fire hazard tv & the manufacture company (who is in another state) wants to refund the total amount with a check & have a trucking company pick up the tv & you learn later they have a lawsuit for this model tv, (as there are many, many people with same tv problem) will the person/persons who accepts the refund check from manufacture company receive anything from the settlement if they accept the refund (before knowing )about a later lawsuit?

embalming fluid

i want to know if i can take legal action on someone who removed this dangerous fluid from his family owned fueneral home, and gave a marijuana joint laced with embalming fluid to my x wife who is now mentaly sick he has robbed my boy's of thier mother please respond i need help.

buying and selling

Is it legal to buy a dog from a friend for cash?

-Re-Start Negotiations-

An Insurance company (Hartford)representing a furniture company whose cabinet was sub-standard and fell apart and fractured my toe which is still mis-aligned in position and shape and causes pain with every step ( I have to tape it into position to wear shoes due to the mis-shapened/position ) 11 months ago, has stalled negotiations for compenstion.

I have sent photos, sales receipts etc., documents and filed a notice of claim. I was interviewed by their adjuster at my home. I documented the permanent injuries and can no longer work as a Registered Nurse due to the pain with each step. .I filed for $20,000 and they offered $3,000 .I adamently rejected their amount and re-asserted my claim for $20,000.Their second offer was again the same($3,000). What is my next step in getting them back into a negotiating process ???

I do not have an attorney and would like to settle this without one.

Would filing this case in a Civil Court have leverage in upward adjusting the amount of settlement ?

I live in Rochester, New York.

Thank you so much

Patricia

Water Damage by defective Ice Maker

I installed a new ice maker in my basement late last year. After approximately 6 months and still under warranty, the ice maker started leaking due to a defective part. This resulted in over an inch of water in my basement in a matter of a few hours. Fortunately, we caught it quickly and the damage was minimized. However, it still caused over $1500 in clean up costs to remove the water and dry out the carpet. The manufacturer has come and repaired the unit, but they are ignoring me on my claim for them to pay for the clean up costs. I sent an email to the manufacturer 3 months ago outlining my damages and asking for them to pay for the damages. Follow-up emails and numerous voice mail messages have gone unanswered. I know my insurance could pay for this, but my deductible is still $1,000. What are my options for trying to get the manufacturer to pay for the damages?

do I sue? and where do I go

I went to a Buffet today and got a moldy burger bun which I didnt notice until I was about to eat it. unfortunately it touched most of the other items on my plate which I did eat. The manager only came over to appoligize after I asked 2 times if he would. he then gave me a coupon for 3 dollars off the next time I come. I am feeling a bit sick now almost 12 hours later but have no health insurance to go to the dr's. What do I do?

district court judgement

i won $850 jdgmnt from dentist. he appealed. if i do not respond and jdgmnt of NON PROS is entered against me what exactly would happen?what does NON PROS mean?

Estate Planning -

I am remarried with two children. I have a son who is 18 from a prior marriage. I am working on our wills and I was wondering whether it makes sense to split my part of the estate in thirds and my wifes in half. For instance, if the house is worth $900K, I would split my portion - $150K each and our joint kids would get $375K. How do I insure that if I go first than my son will get some estate payout but I don't want to leave my wife without enough. Should I just earmark a portion of a life insurance policy for him? Should he get any of the house sincehe really never lived here but it is a big part of my estate. I certainly would not want to force a sale.

product liability

I recently bit into some granola and bit onto something so hard that it cracked my tooth in half. I went to the dentist...he said I had a MAJOR problem...the tooth would either have to be pulled out...or a root canal. He ended up pulling the tooth out.

I called the company which made the granola and the man who owned the company told me he had insurance for these kind of problems,,,that he would forward all the information to the insurance company and they would get in touch with me. I haven't heard a word since.

Do I need a lawyer? The implant for the tooth is $2,800.00!!!!!!

I spit out the ''rock-like'' object.

Can you help?

Candace

Denny V. Ford Motor Company

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watered in fuel

i recently purchased bad fuel and ended up with a giant repair bill for my car . with the towing fee , repair and part replacement

a rental fee i am out of my pocket

a total around 2000.00 i have recieved a check for 663.00 today in the mail from insr company of station . what rights do i have as far as collecting my out of pocket expenses. do i wave any rights if i cash the check? please help