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Small-claims court is designed to provide a legal forum for resolving disputes over relatively small sums of money in an informal setting. Lawyers are generally prohibited from representing parties in small-claims court. (See Code Civ. Proc, § 116.530(a).) Nonetheless, attorneys can play an important role in the process, both before and after the small claims […]
PHILADELPHIA – The parent of a child who claimed he was subjected to an unreasonable search by two Philadelphia Police Department officers two years ago has accepted a $15,000 offer to settle the case.
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Police and two state troopers are attempting to dismiss a lawsuit from a Chambersburg woman, who alleged she was subjected to excessive force during a DUI traffic stop arrest by five state troopers in January 2019.
PHILADELPHIA – A local car dealership which alleged the City of Philadelphia illegally seized one of its stolen vehicles and then sold it at auction, has settled its claims in the matter.
Conclusion to a two part Blog on Experiments by the US District Courts, in both the Southern and Northern Districts of California, with a type of Alternative Dispute Resolution...