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69 yer old cancer survivor sued for fabricated frivolous cause
Asked on Apr 09th, 2014 on Legal Malpractice - Florida
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I have an attorney but need second opinion. I still work (at UM) and my health suffers since two years ago a trespasser was bitten by my dog - he found a contingency lawyer - who wants to take everything I have, no damage - I could not settle with them, I would not have what they want but it costs me a lot , now two years of legal cost, fear how long it will take - it may kill me. I am suicidal out of despair - is there no provision to protect an elderly person by being able to go to the judge - my attorney says I cannot get a summary judgement since they have a pile of transparent lies - - I will have no money left. It is a frivolous lawsuit but the legal system does not seem to have anything to protect people like me against predators. These people - the unemployed son of my former gardener and his contingency lawyer just singled me out as an act of extortion - the lawyer of the plaintiff is one of the Miami Mayors looking only for a share of money they hope to get
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Consumer Debt Collector Harassment & Abuse Attorney serving Tampa, FL
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Tischhauser Law Group
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I think you are simply distorting whatever the facts may actualy be to garner sympathy for your position. That you are elderly, or a cancer survivor, or a vietnam vet or a good christian, or a devout jew, or anything else stated to invoke sympathy, has ZERO bearing on the legal issues in any case, and is almost always a reciepe for disaster from a defense perspective. Your question is simply replete with slanted facts, which if accepted, must always lead a lawyer to agree thatYOU are the victim and not the Plaintiff. Now, this does NOT mean that the Plaintiff isn't doing the things you state. What I can tell you is that if I had a dollar for every litigant that didnt win in court and spouted off about a conspiracy theory, I'd be a billionaire. Your case revolves around FACTS, if there are lies being told, them you and your lawyer need to ferret out the facts t show this. If you have no money at all to do this, you should consider filing a bankrupty. If you do, but dont want to spend it, thats your choice but the current tact of simply announcing that the other person is a fraud, oh and feel bad for me because I had cancer, wil lnot likely carry they day, as it has not to date. If you cant or dont expose "the truth" then the other sides liars, become the truth, and "fabricated frivolous case" becomes neither. You need to refocus your efforts with your attorney.
Answered on Apr 12th, 2014 at 2:00 PM
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