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What state does a web hosting service get sued in?
Bob uses a web hosting service. He has a dispute over a bill and did not get a customer service solution. Bob wants to take the web hosting service to small claims.
The terms of service state: This ...
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In which states can an out of state company be sued in small claims court?
In the U.S., where can a company be sued in small claims court for a breach of contract and fraudulent billing, when the plaintiff resides in one U.S. state, the company's headquarters and place of ...
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Are judges in California allowed to award punitive damages totaling an award higher than the jurisdictional limit of a small claims case?
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Say you are awarded $3,000 in compensatory damages, and the judge feels like treble damages would be appropriate for the specific facts of a case.
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Is the judge permitted to act ...
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Can I do a small claims suit against someone that moved out of the country
We had both agreed that the defendant would sell me a car on a given date. He then contacted me 4 days before the date to tell me that he was going to be unable to give me the car on the set date, and ...
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Can I sue from California, in small claim court, someone in England who is British?
Can I sue from California, in small claim court, someone in England who is British?
I live in California and this guy sometimes comes to CA for business. He stole money from me in the U.S.
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Small Claims Court jurisdiction over multi-property company
If I want to sue a Property Management company, that is domiciled in a different city and county from various properties they manage: Can I sue them in any city where they have property, or do I have ...
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What to do if the defendant failed to follow the court order and send documents to other party
I started a claim against a photography company that failed to attend our engagement party and refused to pay us back.
Last week I received a letter from the court saying that our claim is allocated ...
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