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This is a long story. My mom’s boyfriend offered to pay for a bunch of remodeling. He sent his chosen guy $55k upfront. That crew tore down our old shed before the new one was finished, tossed a lot of our belongings despite clear instructions, and removed all the garage shelving. When we complained that the worker wasn’t listening and we were having to fix his mistakes, the boyfriend got offended, said we were ungrateful, canceled everything, got his money back from the worker, and left our stuff in the yard and our living room a mess (since the shelving is gone). The worker—who had been told not to come back or speak to me—entered our garage anyway and “returned” some things I’d said he took. The shed company called saying the order was canceled and asked if we wanted to buy it ourselves—we can’t afford it. The boyfriend also bought my mom a car and bought me a car, saying we owed nothing. He told me he’d pay the insurance by giving my mom the money. I’m on medical leave with no income; he knew that. He told me to give my old car away for free, which I did. He also sent me $10k, told me to spend it on myself, get my hair done, new clothes—while constantly criticizing me. We want to sue the boyfriend (and possibly the worker) for what he promised and started. There’s a money trail, texts, pictures, and witnesses. What can we sue for and how do we start? I’ll answer any questions.

Debt collector is suing me for $1K they say I owe, without properly validating the debt. I mailed validation letters; they only replied with alleged account statements.

My bank won’t reimburse my loss after I was scammed.

I bought a used truck in New Jersey 10 months ago. We just discovered a crack in the frame, and it’s unsafe to drive. The dealership isn’t responding.

I bought a tractor online from Royal Auction Group out of Ft. Meyers. It was advertised as a 2020 model year. After it was shipped to me in Iowa, I had to order parts for it. The dealer then told me it was a 2013, not a 2020, when running the serial number. This was sold “as-is,” but it’s not like I have an issue with something being broken on it — it’s 7 years older than advertised! Also, when I received it, there were two key tags on the ring: one for a 2020 and one for a 2013. Do I have anything worth pursuing, or did I get screwed because it was an as-is sale?

I was aggressively forced into buying expensive skincare products and a device with my sister while we were shopping. We repeatedly said no, but they wouldn’t let us leave until we bought a $2,100 device and $800 worth of product. The product has harmful ingredients they didn’t disclose, and it’s making me break out. My sister’s skin is now extremely dry — which it never was before — and they claimed the products would fix dry skin. It has only made it worse. I looked into the company and found many others having similar experiences. I feel like the company needs to be stopped. Do I have any legal action against them?

Long story short, the fire sprinklers in the facility were triggered. The facility demanded access to the unit to evaluate water damage. Water damage was found and the water-damaged items were removed from the storage facility while they were processed for repair or replacement. In that time, the owner of the storage facility, without any notice to me, discarded my items.

I was assured someone would contact me and let me know if things changed and they wanted to repossess my car. The company claims they called me on 3 different dates, but I have no calls or messages on my side. They knew I travel for a living and am never home. I have my account on paperless billing and we communicate via email and phone. They did not send me an email. They mailed me a letter and took my car in the middle of the night. I did not have a chance to do anything about the payment, return my car, or remove my things. When my belongings were returned to me, many things had been stolen. They will not give me access to our correspondence without an attorney, and so far no attorney wants to take my case without the information they refuse to give.