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Small Claims Court rules and procedures. Where they exist, Small Claims Courts typically only have jurisdiction over minor civil matters – e.g., claims under $25,000.

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Can someone legally require you to pay them back after passing on a discount?

Can someone who willingly let us use a “friends and family” discount at their place of work ask for it back in the form of money? A friend regularly gets coupons from her employer. These coupons grant a discount when buying any product her company…
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What court in Kentucky, USA handles cases between $2500 and $5000?

I'm not the OP on that Reddit thread, nor have I commented on it, so I'm not trying to spam it. A comment on r/LegalAdvice mentioned Kentucky's small claims limit is $2500 [...] so if the value is more, you'd need to hire a lawyer and go to the…
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Is there a (preferably free) way to search small claims court records in the UK?

I want to check up on a second hand car dealer in the UK to see if they've had any small claims court cases against them (and preferably the result of these cases). Is there any publicly available resource to see this kind of information?
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Does res judicata prevent you from filing separate claims for different causes of action with overlapping facts?

(UK law, small claims.) This is a follow-on question to one I asked earlier. Splitting a claim into several small claims A reply to my question stated: You can only sue once on the same facts on the same defendant The issue here is res judicata -…
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I am being threatened by a company to pay a disputed liability NOW or face additional Solicitor costs

I am from Australia. In Australia, any civil claim below $10,000 is considered a small claim and one cannot use a solicitor to represent himself in the small claims court. One may also not claim the amount incurred in legal fees for small claim…
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Defendant retains solicitors a long way away and asks for hearing near them

I'm pursuing a claim for about £100 against a company in the UK courts. Both sides agree that this should be allocated to the Small Claims track. I'm on the south coast, the defendant is based in London, and the defendant's agent who actually…
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Does a text message count as an oral or written agreement?

This must depend on a state. Let's take some small state like Arkansas, or Michigan. (In my experience California, Florida, and Alaska are outliers :) . Other states have similar laws.) Arkansas is one of those states with "typical" laws. Here is an…
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Is there any particular reason that Small Claims court monetary limits are generally higher in Canada than in the US?

By Province/Territory in Canada: https://neighbourhoodlegal.ca/2022/05/15/small-claims-court-monetary-limit-across-canada/ By State in US: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/small-claims-suits-how-much-30031.html
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In small claims court, can I sue for the time I spend putting together my case?

That is the time I spend gathering the necessary documentation and doing other things like filing at the court, going to court, collecting, etc., etc. I would be representing myself obviously.
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Excluding yourself from a class action lawsuit and then suing based on the settlement in small claims?

The equifax class action lawsuit seems to have been settled, but it seems clear that people aren't going to get the expected payout. If I really wanted to stick it to Equifax for what I consider negligence; could I sue them in small claims court?…
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Can a witness safely admit to committing illegal actions?

Can someone who is testifying as a witness in a U.S. civil (small claims) case receive immunity from criminal acts? Consider this hypothetical: The defendant is accused of stealing something from the plaintiff. However, the stolen item was a bottle…
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Is it possible to make a non-money claim in Hong Kong?

In the UK when submitting an N1 form to take a defendant to small claims court you can make a claim for money, or alternatively for “other remedies”, for example when money isn’t owed but the claimant wishes for the defendant to do something. Is…
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What happens if a person does not pay for the sentence in a small claims court?

The Small Claims Court in California say that they cannot collect the value awarded by any sentence that they deliver. What happens to the defendant if he/she is sentenced to pay the plaintiff but refuses to pay the claim? Is the defendant liable 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?

Background 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. Questions: Is the judge permitted to act in that conscience and award a total of $12,000…
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Landlord illegally copied drivers licences; already going to court, what should I ask for?

I'm not looking for personalized advice and I'm not looking for legal advice. Where I live it's illegal for a landlord to copy the tenants drivers license. A landlord may not collect, copy or use a person’s driver’s licence information because …
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