Civil Actions Legal Questions and Answers
After a wrongful death lawsuit has been settled is their a time limit for payment?
After a wrongful death lawsuit has been settled is their a time limit for payment?
04/20/2007 | Category: Civil Actions » Settlements | State: New Mexico | #3242If my attorney makes a settlement on my behalf how do I know what money is paid out and for what?
If your attorney makes a settlement on your behalf and he does not show you (or offer to show you) a copy of the settlement check and/or checks that he/she wrote to pay expenses out of the settlement money, is there another way to find out how much the case was settled for?
04/19/2007 | Category: Civil Actions » Settlements | State: Pennsylvania | #3198On what grounds should a counter lawsuit be filed?
I am about to attend midiation for lawsuit filed against me and developing company over flood caused by bad plumbing during initial work done while apartments converted to condos. My unit and unit below were flooded, I partially settled w/construction company. The other owner did not know and is now suing both myself and the construction company. Her abandonment and neglect eve...
04/02/2007 | Category: Civil Actions » Settlements | State: Florida | #2465How Do I Answer a Complaint for Credit Card Debt Past the Statute of Limitations?
I have been sued over a credit card debt, which is past the statute of limitations. I have 20 days to respond to the court, and to the plaintiffs attorney. What form do I use?
11/04/2011 | Category: Civil Actions » Summons | State: Oklahoma | #25542How Do We Answer a Complaint for a Credit Card?
My husband and I both are being sued by credit card companies. My husband has until this Tuesday, July 5, to respond. What do we do and how do we proceed. We were and are trying to declare bankruptcy but this came up before it could be completed. I know that if we do not respond by July 5 at 10:00am that a judgement can be brought against us. We did not wait this long on purpos...
07/02/2011 | Category: Civil Actions » Summons | State: Texas | #25132Do I Have to Answer a Complaint Against My Former Business?
I was served recently by a person who has an asbestos case against numerous companies. He is suing me when I was the owner of a corporation which was disolved in 1992. Do I need to do something with this summons. I had a small business but I'm not longer the president of the corporation which doesn't even exist anymore. Should I just ignore this?
12/05/2010 | Category: Civil Actions » Summons | State: California | #23763How Do You Quash a Subpoena?
How do you file a motion to quash a subpoena and what forms are needed?
09/07/2010 | Category: Civil Actions » Summons | State: Texas | #23116Can I Refile a Case After Dismissal for Lack of Proper Service?
I started a lawsuit and the process sever served the banks lawyers - the Judge squashed my summons because it should have been served to either a registered agent or the banks main headquarters.Is my lawsuit perminatly dismissed OR can I re-serve the banks Registered Agent?
07/08/2010 | Category: Civil Actions » Summons | State: Florida | #22624How Do I Answer a Summons in Oregon?
I need to file a motion or answer to a summons to appear. I would like to buy sometime here so I can get my case together. I am in the middle of a move because I am not being able to pay the rent. I can not seem to find the right form.
06/07/2010 | Category: Civil Actions » Summons | State: Oregon | #22333How Do I Serve a Defendant in New York?
I am domiciled in NJ, and the person on whom I need to serve Process is domiciled in NY, Ulster County. May I use certified mail, return receipt requested to serve process under SCPA 307 (2)? Or must I arrange for personal service? The process is Surrogate's summons to an executor for a July hearing according to the Petition for Compulsory Accounting that I filed in Ulster C...
06/01/2010 | Category: Civil Actions » Summons | State: New Jersey | #22281