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What should I expect and how should I prepare for a motion hearing to disqualify the plaintiff’s counsel for improperly obtaining information and invading my privacy?

Hello, I received a trespass notice from the University of Notre Dame. The University owns and operates a building that’s on a public road that’s also, unfortunately, right across from university property. This building is connected to a public road, not a university-owned one. Would I be trespassed if I stepped onto the sidewalk of the building that’s across from the university?

My ex-girlfriend lied to me about having cancer for over a year to cover up a lie about drinking. I sacrificed time and work to care for her. She has admitted to the lie via texts. I forgave her the cancer lie. She also stepped outside of our relationship after the cancer lie, and that broke me emotionally. Do I have a case for emotional distress, fraud, or both?

I’m accused in a counterfeiting lawsuit. I’m wondering if I must be legally served. I’ve been in legal limbo.

Why can’t I work at a daycare when the judge told me I would be able to? I have an M3 “subject under penalty” charge due to my mom.

Hi, so I'm on the website of a large hardware retailer. Is it illegal for me to buy tools and keep the free items along with them if they don’t ask me for it? To what scale is this ok?

I was served papers from a credit card company, but I wasn’t home at the time, so the friend who received it didn’t give me the paperwork.

I got a speeding ticket for going 62 in a 50. It’s listed as that, and then the line below with the violation code says that I was “12 mph over in a 40.” The 40 speed zone is a mile or so ahead — would I be able to argue that case as an officer error and challenge the radar reading? Like saying I knew a 40 zone was coming up and assumed I was going the speed limit while I was looking for where the sign was, and that the officer fudged the reading?

I'm taking someone to small claims court. They have not filed an answer, but did send an email stating that they were currently going through bankruptcy, and as soon as they could they would pay. Is this considered mediation?

I was in a class action lawsuit in a HOA and I understand the board members cannot be held liable. We do not have a property management company. Our board consist of seven volunteers. Long story short, instead of giving money back to the class members, it was decided to put the money aside and use for our private roads and ditches that are in desperate need of repair. I live in a small community of 450 homes and 1 acre lots. We have a bully for a president and he controls everybody’s opinion on the board. Yesterday he posted on a community website the statement: this is rich coming from a couple who have lived here for many years and have done nothing productive for the HOA. The only thing they have accomplished is to join the contractor lawsuit against the HOA resulting charge of $150,000 in attorney fee could’ve paid a mile of road or fixed and cleaned out a couple miles of ditches for stormwater. Speaking for myself I have done more for this HOA just today than they have done in 25 years. They are happy when they are sewing discontent or spewing conspiracy theories about how corrupt the current Board of Directors are. Listen to them if you must but whenever they post anything on here or their Facebook page know it’s to cause grief about things they have no idea about. Everything in the statement is false. I’ve only lived in the community since 2021. The lawsuit took three years and I never spoke to board members or residents because of the length they lost it. I’m very professional and keep my letters professional, asking questions that any resident in here would ask the Board of Directors.