Filing a civil complaint is the official beginning of a lawsuit in California, but it is also the end product of a lot of preparation. Even an experienced attorney does far more work before filing a lawsuit than you might think. The process is a little like planting seeds for a garden: ...
Answer the civil complaint. The Maryland rules of civil disclosure require that a defendant in a civil lawsuit respond with a written response to a civil complaint. The answer, or notice of intent to defend, states your response to the allegations and whether you agree or disagree with the al...
File a written response to the complaint on the proper form with the clerk of the court that issued the document within the time period specified on the summons. File any additional forms required by the court, such as a case information or cover sheet, and pay a fee, which varies by ju...
Service members complained about violations of the Service Members Civil Relief Act –As a result of the complaints, one loan servicer was forced to return $60 million to 77,000 service members. Further, these complaints led to new specific policies that have automatically saved service members o...
leave. but ndas also have become common in settlements to resolve many types of civil disputes, including allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace. employers typically insist on such agreements as a condition for settling a complaint out of court. employment lawyers say it’s unf...
Keep in mind that if your complaint involves a potential civil or criminal lawsuit, that you will likely have to get professional legal advice to go forward. If it does not rise to that level, then you will likely be able to deal directly with the airline....
If you filed a car accident claim and the liable driver’s insurance company fails to offer a fair settlement, you may want to consider initiating a civil lawsuit. To do this, you begin by filing a complaint with the court and serving the defendant notice of the complaint. From there, yo...
File a collection lawsuit against the debtor. Depending on how much he owes you, you can file a complaint for collection in your state's small claims court or civil court. Small claims courts are usually limited to debts of less than $10,000, and in some states it is even less. ...
Bureaucracy is the bane of every academic’s life. But who is to blame for its proliferation – and how can it be kept in check? Six academics have their say – while a registrar offers an equal and opposite reaction
An offshoot of the well-established Potter Handy firm, The Reddy Law Firm is quickly becoming known for its aggressive pursuit of claims under the California Unruh Civil Rights Act and the California Disabled Persons Act.