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You need to puruse and action under the FCRA. We handle those cases, however, most are NOT handled on contingent fee, but require payment of legal... Read Answer
Defamation is a false statement of fact made that injures anothers reputation, libel being written and slander verbal.
Generally yes - there are a lot of variables but its possible if you want to spend the money to do so. Such cases are not inexpensive and can be very... Read Answer
You can serve them where you find them relative to a summons. You can address this with your process server.
Possibly. This is boith a defamation and a landllord tenant dispute.
This may be a defamation case. They can be expensive to pursue BUT if you have a new business not responding is often a reciepe for simply losing the... Read Answer
Sure - you can sue as it likely meets the standards for defamation. The real issue is whether you can afford to fund such a case as they are... Read Answer
This is simply a matter of you being willing to spend several tousand dollars in legal fees to address this issue in a legal sense. This not a DIY... Read Answer
The can't just throw you out on demand, they would have to evict you. If your lease is up, however, they sare not required to renew it and the last... Read Answer
If this occured in 2008, you should have raised issue with it back then. 10 years later you wll run into statute of limitatons issues that will... Read Answer
This would be a classic defamation case as described. Unfortunately, to prepare you, these cases are rarely handled on anything other than an hourly... Read Answer
You wil probably need to hire a lawyer to address this. Unfortunately, such issues are often hotly contested and result in expensive litigation as... Read Answer
Sure you can hire a lawyer to pursue a defamation lawsuit or send a cease and desist letter. Such cases are expensive and can become hotly litigated... Read Answer
Possibly - its typically a matter of you being willing to spend the money to pursue such a claim and the details of the statements. Given the divorce... Read Answer
" I spoke to progressive customer service and she stated that it was a common practice of progressive underwriters to falsely report information... Read Answer
Thats because every client thinks such cases are "open and closed" when the lawyer is expected to pay for all the legal fees and costs out of pocket... Read Answer
There may be civil and criminal components of what was said. The issues as to defamation are purely civil though and require a lawyer youhire at your... Read Answer
As a lawyer that handles such cases - contact a lawyer that handles such cases and give them the readers digest condensed version of the facts and go... Read Answer
There are a number of options all depending on who "they" are. You will likely need to retain an attorney, typically with an hourly rate and... Read Answer
As a lawyer handling defamation cases - this is not really a defamtation case. Its more likely some form of "civil rights" or "malicious prosecution"... Read Answer
Not sure what the question is.
You have the basics for a defamation law suit the issue is whether its worth the expense of pursuing such a case vs. the need for vindication or... Read Answer
Sure - most lawyers that do such cases, including or office, will providea basic and preliminary consult for that.
This is simply a matter of whether you want to spend the tens of thousands of dollars likely necessary to fight this fight with the daughter having... Read Answer
This is the clasic battle of people in a profession , even for good intentions, being involved in controversy when dealing with other in the same... Read Answer