Michigan Litigation Legal Questions

You do need legal counsel. The problem is the amount of damages against the cost of litigation. If you have a written contract, it really helps as well as receipts. If he took your money, you need to amend your complaint to add a claim for conversion if you are within the tri-county/Ann Arbor area, please contact me via email.... Read More

If you have been served with a summons and complaint, make sure that you are mindful of the deadline for filing an answer. Failure to do so could lead to a default being entered. If you are just looking for someone for file an answer, you may have difficulty finding someone to just do that. I would encourage you to speak with a lawyer about representing you throughout the entire case.... Read More

first I assume you have a lawyer, they got a settlement so must have been doing something right- this is best directed to them. regardless of what the settlement says, settlements are only as good as the people you sign them with. they may have breached because their business has gone down. either way, assuming your lawyer did their job, the Settlement Agreement will have default language.   good luck... Read More

The court not the attorney for the other side decides what comes in and doesn't at a hearing. Ask the court for permission to present your evidence. Just know the evidence has to have relevance, it also has to be from a trustworthy source and it must show something that actually prove something. Good luck!... Read More

the best advice is follow the court rules. your Answer is your respons to their Complaint you admit or deny each claim in a numbered response. then you state your Affirmative defenses (if any) lastly, if you have a counterclaim etc, then you included that. you must file it with the court AND send a service copy to the other side, exactly what you file with the court.   good luck!... Read More

I am very limited in what I can say here, an Attorney owes an absolute duty of loyalty to the client's interest. It follows that any disparaging comments about you would be a disturbing violation of that duty and the trust you put in the attorney. You have 2 issues, did you lose the defamation case by legal malpractice? And did the attorney's comments reflect a breach of duty to you? Be very careful what you post publicly because, if you post anything disparaging against the prior attorney in a public place, if the attorney sees it, they will file a defamation case against you. You will need to find the right attorney to help on this.... Read More

Your sister has no right to keep your stuff, in fact, if she keeps it, she can be sued for three times the worth of the property. Additionally, for items of unique personal value, you can demand she return those items specifically as your damages are the personal value, not the dollar value of the property. Technically her actions constitute conversion under Michigan law. She would be very wise to consult an attorney to learn the full extent of her potential liability and just return your property at once. Additionally, the statutes also provide for attorney fees. You should send her a certified letter demanding the return of your property and demand that she must return your property or you will take her to court. It is not clear what your property is worth so it is not clear if this is small claims, general civil or a circuit court matter. ... Read More

Might be considered harassment, defamation of character, and/or interference with business relations or interference with prospective economic business advantage, or intentional infliction of emotional distress. You could file a lawsuit and ask the court to order that these actions stop and that the writing be removed from the internet, and court could award monetary damages.... Read More

I don't think the facts you mention will succeed in getting you off the charge of harassment. You say your tweet could not be harassment because she had previously blocked your tweets. But then why would you tweet her? And why include cruel comments? I suggest you hire a lawyer to represent you in the harassment action, and try to use the experience to gain some perspective about dealing with human beings.... Read More

The terminally status of the woman entitles her to compassion. But it unfortunately does not, in most places, give her special rights. She can tell the visitors that she does not want to see them. If they continue to trouble her, she could seek an anti-harassment injunction, but why should she spend her last days in that kind of ugly tangle? If she has responsible friends or family, they might tell the unwelcome visitors to stay away.... Read More