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TRO vs waiting for the injunction hearing in Seattle when a co-founder is stealing your startup

A pending work permit renewal does not stop you from asking a Seattle court for an emergency order, but you need the right kind of filing and fast evidence.

ARTICLE by Rosa Gutierrez

I got arrested after a Seattle traffic stop I didn't cause, and now my mugshot is wrecking my job

A bad stop, a viral mugshot, and witness intimidation can wreck your paycheck fast, but Seattle cases often turn on preserving video, locking down witness statements, and forcing the record to catch up with what actually happened.

ARTICLE by Miguel Rodriguez

Do you answer a Seattle patient complaint yourself or let the hospital handle it?

A Seattle nurse is getting squeezed between a patient complaint, an ambiguous release form, and the Washington nursing board.

ARTICLE by LaTonya Williams

I thought Mom's wishes were clear, and now Phoenix family court is involved

In Phoenix, grandparent visitation fights get messy fast when one parent has died and every heir is reading the deceased parent's wishes differently.

ARTICLE by Jennifer Nakamura

Job gone, SSDI denied, and Dallas child support keeps climbing - can a judge ignore that?

A Dallas parent can still owe full child support after losing work and getting denied SSDI, and text messages alone usually won't stop arrears from stacking up.

ARTICLE by Raj Patel

foreclosure process

Like a vehicle being repossessed after missed payments, the foreclosure process is the legal path a lender uses to take and sell real property when the borrower defaults on the...

Tax Court petition

People often confuse a Tax Court petition with an IRS appeal. An IRS appeal is an administrative challenge handled within the Internal Revenue Service, usually through the IRS...

Is fighting a Title IX expulsion in Tampa even worth it when the school's law firm comes loaded for war

A Tampa student expelled after a Title IX process with no real hearing wants to know whether pushing back still makes sense when the school has a big outside firm.

ARTICLE by Shanice Howard

I just bought a house in Charlotte and now I'm getting legal papers over a title mess

A Charlotte business owner finds out after closing that the house title is a mess, and the fight may involve the seller, title insurer, closing lawyer, and Mecklenburg County records.

ARTICLE by Marcus Jefferson

quiet title action

Insurance companies, lenders, or defense lawyers may throw around this phrase to make a property dispute sound bigger, slower, or more expensive than it is. Sometimes they use...

IRS appeals process

A formal way to challenge an IRS decision without going straight to court, usually by asking the IRS Independent Office of Appeals to review a proposed tax assessment, penalty,...

Why is the IRS pushing me to sign a payment plan before my Seattle closing?

Everyone says "just get on an IRS payment plan and the deal can close", but actually an installment agreement usually does not clear title. From the title insurance company's...

Should I file an Oregon board complaint or an employment claim first?

If you were fired or harassed, the safer default is to start with the employment claim, not the licensing board. A board complaint usually does not get you back pay,...

Could a Dallas green card fraud denial wreck your VA disability claim too?

A marriage-based denial for suspected fraud can trigger a second crisis fast, but it does not automatically erase a valid VA disability claim.

ARTICLE by Janet LaPlante

reasonable cause defense

A reasonable cause defense is a legal argument that asks the IRS or a court to remove a tax penalty because the taxpayer exercised ordinary business care and prudence but still...

My landlord ignored the heat, moved to evict, and now my work permit mess is blowing up everything

A Pittsburgh tenant with kids can fight a winter eviction over no heat, but a pending work permit and a non-compete can turn a housing case into a full-blown survival problem fast.

ARTICLE by Sarah Nanouk

My coworker said a handwritten will won't count in Michigan. True?

Yes - a handwritten will can be valid in Michigan, and that surprises a lot of people right when time is running out. The common wrong answer is: "If it isn't typed, notarized,...

My Nashville employer denied leave for my sick parent and says I'm one absence from being fired

An older widow in Nashville is trying to care for her mother while her adult children fight over money, drag the grandkids into it, and her employer acts like family care is a personal failing.

ARTICLE by Desiree Thibodaux

statute of limitations on tax collections

Like a timer on an unpaid bill, this rule sets how long the government has to keep trying to collect a tax debt. In federal tax cases, it usually means the IRS has 10 years to...

A legal seizure of property to collect unpaid federal taxes. "Legal" means the Internal Revenue Service has statutory authority, mainly under Internal Revenue Code section...