New Jersey Business Litigation Legal Questions

Yes.  To the extent that you might be restricted (for example, restrictions on revealing privileged information would remain in any defamation action you bring against the client), the same restrictions apply whether you represent yourself or are represented by another attorney. ... Read More

You need to consult with an attorney regarding this situation. He needs to review the contract you signed to determine your rights and remedies. It may be possible to offset the electricity penalty against the amounts owed the seller. However, that cannot be determined without a comprehensive review of the agreement by an attorney. Get a lawyer now. You cannot get the answers to your questions from a computer -- you need a lawyer.... Read More

Your inquiry does not provide nearly enough information for someone to offer you a helpful suggestion. If the "wrongful attempt to prosecute" involves a criminal proceeding, then you need to be represented by criminal defense counsel immediately. Your attorney can advise you regarding whether, and to what extent, you can use the legal system to "clear your name." Such legal proceedings very rarely succeed. See an attorney.... Read More

Your post fails to explain anything that your treating physician and hospital did that was wrong. Specifically, in order to prevail in a medical malpractice claim, you must prove something more than that your treatment did not work out properly or that some untreated condition persists. Rather, you must prove, by expert testimony, that the treatment departed from the applicable standard of care. You don't explain what that standard is and what the departure was. More importantly, although it may seem unseemly, it will be nearly impossible to attract the services of a first-class personal injury attorney to take on this claim. This is so because the damages you have suffered are measured primarily in terms of some discomfort and inconvenience, rather than protracted loss of function, disfigurement, loss of income or loss of the enjoyment of life. For that reason, the monetary damages recoverable for this kind of negligence -- assuming that your treating physician and hospital were negligent -- are small. Most attorneys will not take on a matter like this on a contingent-fee basis.  ... Read More

The lease is a contract, and you are bound by it -- that means that your security deposit acts as security for all obligations under the lease until after the lease term ends. Only at that point is your compliance with the lease determined and a refund, if you are entitled to one, is made. Your failure to pay rent on a timely basis will be a breach of the lease. The omission of the name of the bank where the security deposit resides is immaterial.... Read More

Oral contracts are generally enforceable, as long as they can be proven. Sometimes the proof can be simply your word against his, or other times the contract can be proven through the conduct of the parties, or even by their partial performance of the contract. You need to consult with an attorney who practices civil litigation to assist you in analyzing this claim, the evidence to support it, and the likelihood of success.... Read More

You have little or no standing to question the authority of an attorney who represents an adverse party. You assume, without necessarily having any foundation, that failure to probate a will defeats the other party's interests. There are legal theories that may treat the estate as having been settled even though it has not been. Your own attorney should be able to inform you about this.... Read More

It is not really clear what kind of case this is. As a general matter, if you are a member of the plaintiff "class," that means you are not a named plaintiff and that your remedy is either to (a) object to the proposed settlement, or (b) opt out of the settlement. Generally, if a named plaintiff is getting a better deal than the other members of the class, that is a very solid basis for objection. You will need to engage counsel to do this.... Read More