Florida Consumer Legal Questions

Vitually ALL warranties are in writing and provided with the manual or materials when the appliance is purchased. Typically, there is no claim here because the warranty information provided in writing is either not read or misunderstood by the consumer. Advertisements are of no issue unless they are clearly misleading, and the Maytag repairman ads, would typically not be so unless they stated there was a 5 year unlimited warranty on anything that goes wrong on all models, etc. If you have further questions, feel free to contact us at 1-800-922-6442 for a FREE consultation.... Read More

I am not sure what you are asking about. Presumably, if he gets prosecuted, he will be unlikely to use any information he may have taken. I assume you have contacted the company associated with his hiring to advise them of this circumstance. Unless he was a DELL employee, it would be really hard to hold DELL responsible for anything criminal he did. If you have further questions, feel free to contact us at 1-800-922-6442 for a FREE consultation.... Read More

There is not likely much you can do, as you never bought the car. This would be similar to being told a particular TV at Wal Mart is going on sale soon for  25% off, you should wait to buy it then, waiting 6 six weeks, and no sale, and wanting to sue for not selling you TV at the discounted rate. Unless you paid for some deposit, what they are doing is more poor business than illegal.... Read More

These calls could be in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The TCPA prohibits calls using a pre-recorded or artificial voice to deliver a message to a consumer unless there is a previous business relationship or consent for the call by the consumer.   With most calls made by the debt industry to a consumer, the previous business relationship between the creditor and the consumer is sufficient to allow the debt collector to utilize a pre-recorded message. However, with wrong number collection calls, such a previous business relationship is lacking. Bringing suit under the TCPA premised on wrong number debt collection calls can result in substantial claimed damages. The TCPA provides for a statutory penalty of $500.00 per call and that amount increases to $1500.00 per intentional violation.... Read More

anytime you "finance your business" through credit cards, you are already in a pickle. Assuming you have personal guarantees on the cards, the obligation will be yours to pay. You can try to sue ex-partnr for contribution but that presumes she has the money to pay and you can afford to hire a lawyer to help you do it properly. If its a lot of money, you may simply needton contact a bankruptcy lawyer. If you have further questions, feel free to contact us at 1-800-922-6442 for a FREE consultation.... Read More

That "trickery" is called being a trial lawyer. The entire business model for most of those companies to is prey on people who either default or think they can be thier own lawyers, either way endingin judgment.  Lots of lawyers can help you, including our office. Practical problem is........you lost so you are the appellant. This means that you will now have to spend even more money on a lawyer to try and "unlose" your case than you would habve spent in properly defending it. If you have further questions, feel free to contact us at 1-800-922-6442 for a FREE consultation.... Read More

Typically, no, they can't charge you to get the personal items in a repo, absent some other provision in your loan docs etc. There are instances however, where the charges are for inventorying your personal stuff, and there are instances where they are able to charge something for that. If you have further questions, feel free to contact us at 1-800-922-6442 for a FREE consultation.... Read More

Not aware of any legal precedent that people with infants get free electricity or other utilities. In the interim, your freind may want to consult her local legal aid center to see if they can help somehow. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact our office at 1-800-922-6442 to schedule a FREE consultation.... Read More

I am confused. Its impossible for you to "since found out that they were counter-sued" unless YOU filed a counter suit in your case.  It sounds like you already have a laywer handling your case. If so, you should be asking him or her these questions. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact our office at 1-800-922-6442to schedule a FREE consultation.... Read More

You are going to get the same answer here as anywhere else and telling lawyers, "dont answer unless you tell me what I want to hear" is equally unproductive. There is no possible to answer your question due to its complexity, the need to review your written agreements and warranty in detail and the interaction of international law/treaties. There is also a glaring lack of important facts that would be needed to even begin to address your question. If you are serious about actually pursuing it, vs. looking for half baked FREE legal advice for what you portray as a very important business issue, you simply need to hire legal counsel to get you started on resolving the questions you ask. You can contact our office at 1-800-922-6442 for a FREE consultation if you have additional questions.... Read More

The  practical answer to question starts with assessing the cost of the item relative to doing something about it. The more expesive the item, the more expense you can justify trying to resolve the issue legally. If the item is under $5,000.00 you would probably be chasing dimes with dollars in a multistate litigation case. Up until you probably exceed $30-40,000.00 for the item, you would end up weighing the expenses vs. various options for settlement or resolution. If the item is over $100,000.00 it might prove worthwhile to deal with litigation against foreign manuafacturers, as you ge embroiled in treaties and huge complications enforcing judgments or collecting them. This is not a legal analysis as much as it is a cost analysis related to enforcing legal rights.... Read More

The issue here is "estranged wife" and "our property". Unless the sister in law has a prior history if such conduct and your estranged wife is willing to send her sister to prison, you may find that this whole issue has many more layers to it than you want to spend money on lawyers resolving. There have been  more than one instance wherean estranged wife does hurtful or regrettable things and then denies them after reconciliation, etc. If you have questions, you can always call us at 1-800-922-6442 for a FREE consultation.... Read More

Well, you can try to get them to refund your money and go find someone else to provide the service.  If they are unwilling, your recourse is probably going to the court and suing them (there’s a couple of theories you can sue under even if you didn’t have a written contract).  If you win, you’ll get a judgment.  Now, if the company’s bankrupt, collection could be pretty tough.  Therefore, depending on the amount of money you paid, may play into a practical decision whether or not to litigate.  Of course, you do have other venues available such as the BBB and perhaps a complaint to the Attorney General’s office or the Department of Business and Professional Regulation depending on the services.  As far as paying someone personally when you hired the business, I wouldn’t do it.  ... Read More

You may have a case against dealer, BUT it depends on what you asked them to inspect, etc. If bought as-is, not sellers fault dealer you picked didnt flag the problems, absent some proof of fraud. If you have questions, we provide FREE legal consultations at 1-800-922-6442.... Read More