Oregon Breach Of Contract Legal Questions

You can sue him for the breach of contract, but you may have a hard time since $100 interest for 2 months on a principal of $350 is about 170% annually, which is clearly usurious.  From what you've written, I see no basis to sue his wife, or to attach any vehicle, let alone one he does not own alone.  Absent a contract that specifically allows you to do so, you generally can't attach any assets until and unless you obtain a judgement on your claim  from the Court.... Read More

You can sue the dealership for its negligence, and attempt to prove that your damages exceed the amount they claim (damages may include not only the value of the car, but other things, such as money you spent on a rental car to meet your transportation needs).  Before doing so, however, you should take a look at your service contract with the dealership and make sure there is no provision in it which limits the dealership's liability in the event of such an accident.... Read More

Obviously, you would prefer to file in your home state, and (assuming there is no provision in any agreement you had with the publisher which requires you to bring suit elsewhere, or to arbitrate) you can do so if there is a basis for jurisdiction over the publisher there.  Some bases for jurisdiction would be if the publisher regularly does business in Oregon, owns real property in Oregon, or had contacts in Oregon relating to the matter for which you are suing (for example, if you are suing for breach of a contract which was negotiated and to be performed in Oregon, you probably can get jurisdiction over the publisher there.)  If you can't get jurisdiction over the publisher in Oregon, you will have to sue in Pennsylvania. Assuming that over $75,000 is at issue and there are no other parties to the lawsuit, you would also have the option of suing in Federal Court in Pennsylvania, or Oregon (again, if Oregon has personal jurisdiction over the publisher.)... Read More

Yes, assuming you have an acceleration clause in the lease which provides that, upon default, all the rent immediately becomes due and owing.  Otherwise you may have to sue her every month as the rent becomes due.  Also, in some jurisdictions (don't know about Oregon) you may have the legal obligation to try to mitigate your damages by renting to someone else.  In other words, lets say this woman is paying you $500 per month rent and has seven months to go, representing $3,500 damages to you (assuming you don't save any money because she has vacated, i.e. by paying less electricity or reduced cable bill or something similar).  You may be obligated to try to rent to someone else, and to reduce your claim by the amount you receive from the new tenant (less any monies you paid to get the new tenant, like money spent on advertising the space).  So if you rent to someone else for six months at $400 per month, the amount you can collect from the first tenant would be reduced by $2,400.... Read More