Our Association is in the process of choosing a new property management company. The Board of Directors (BOD) selected one company based on presentations and interviews, but the contract presented by the company significantly differed from their initial presentation, with a clause stating: 'This Agreement constitutes the full understanding of the parties and no prior or contemporaneous oral or written representations made by either party shall be binding upon other.' Could this contract be approved without a second vote of the BOD?

June 22nd, 2024

I slipped on ice in the church parking lot during a service and broke my leg and ankle. The church's insurance will only cover part of the medical bill. Am I liable, or is the church liable since the accident happened on church property?

February 9th, 2024

In a personal injury lawsuit, can I itemize a request for punitive damages in my response to a request for a statement of damages, even though the current cause of action is only for general and special damages, and the potential for fraud (related to the defendant altering a surveillance tape) has not yet been pleaded?

November 17th, 2023

I am filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Washington State, a community property state. I need to know which assets and debts I must include in my filing. Specifically, I own two vehicles with my wife, have medical debts incurred during marriage, and my wife has credit card debts and a business also established during our marriage. How should these be treated in my bankruptcy filing?

September 6th, 2023

In a federal FCRA civil case, I answered the defendant's 23 interrogatories with answers 14 times and objections for the others. The attorney responded by telling me that my objections were improper and that if I didn't change them he was filing a Motion to Compel (MTC) the next day asking for sanctions and costs. I researched what he said and revised my answers by responding with an allowed objection, and "Subject to and without waiving" and answered all but two of them. Now he's writing me that "Subject to" means I'm hiding something and unless I answer with “without waiving the objection” instead he's filing the Motion to Dismiss (MTD) tomorrow. They are demanding my SSN, and I'm objecting. (privileged and confidential, protected, etc.) and he says since this is an FCRA case I have to provide it. 1) Is he correct re: Subject to? 2) how likely is the court to sanction me and make me pay for costs? 3) is he correct re: SSN?

May 14th, 2024