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		<title>My Contractor is Unable to Finish a Job he Started on my Home, What Should I do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 15:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hired a contractor to build a screen porch.  He was 'almost' done and said he needed to leave town for another job he had commited to, but would find someone else to finish.  We have exchanged some phone calls, but no one has shown up and it is now been three weeks. What rights do I have or problems may I have?]]></description>
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		<title>What to do When a Company Won&#8217;t Allow you to Return a Damaged Item</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My husband is a self employed handy man.  He bought a shower tray from a company for one of his customers but when he came to install it he found it had a dent in it.  The company won't refund him the money because they say it was checked before he had it and it was perfectly OK and that he should have checked it on delivery. My husband says that it would have been impossible for anyone to check it thoroughly as it was sealed up with plastic. What can he do?]]></description>
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		<title>A Company  Forged my Initials and Deposited a Post-Date Check Before the Date I Indicated on the Check, What Should I do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I gave a business in Los Angeles two post-dated checks for $200 in April for services to be rendered over a two-month period. They subsequently changed the dates on the checks and forged my initials in order to deposit them early. Can they be pursued from a civil or criminal standpoint?]]></description>
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		<title>My Used Car is Online for a $1000 Less than the Price I Bought it, Am I Entitled to this Money if I Already Signed the Loan Contract?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automobile & Traffic Laws]]></category>
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<category>advertised price</category><category>consumer law</category><category>dealership price</category><category>financing</category><category>loan contract</category><category>online price</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We  got a used van from a dealership under their auto financing. When we got home, my wife happened to looked for our van in the dealerships website inventory. She found out the price of the car was $1,000 less from what we have paid for. I know I'm somewhat at his mercy for I already signed the loan contract, is there a way I can demand this 1,000 dollars be deducted from my purchase price?]]></description>
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		<title>What are the Legal Repercussions of Ordering Books in Another Person&#8217;s Name?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can anyone be locked up for ordering a few books in another person's name??]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m being Sued by John Deere because I Purchased a Tractor from a Person who has an Unpaid Lien on it, Do I have any Legal Recourse?</title>
		<link>http://www.dearesq.com/im-being-sued-by-john-deere-because-i-purchased-a-tractor-from-a-person-who-has-an-unpaid-lien-on-it-do-i-have-any-legal-recourse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Durgavich, Esq.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bankruptcy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am being sued by John Deere for a tractor which I had paid $17,000 back 4 years ago.  The indvidial whom I purchased it from never paid off the tractor and filed Bankruptcy.  John Deere has filed a civil action against me for the tractor.  I was unaware of any title on tractors and never research it to see if there was ever a lien on the tractor. Do I have any legal recourse in this matter?  What do you see the court's decision to be on this?]]></description>
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		<title>I Received a Duplicate Refund Check from a Company, What Would the Legal Repercussions be If I Cashed Both Checks?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received in error a refund check from a company I purchased equipment from, they sent me 2 checks in the same amount. What is my legal responsibility and what would be the penalty if I cashed them both? I wont cash the other check..but I was curious to find out.]]></description>
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		<title>My Wife Cut her Gums on a Large Chicken Bone While Eating at a Restaurant, Can we Sue?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a wife who is in her last week of pregnancy, she is having the baby next Monday.  She had went to a local restaurant "Taco Bueno" and her and her mom ordered a meal.  As she was eating one of her chicken burritos, she bit into a 1" chicken bone. which cut into her gums. Later in the day (yesterday) she received a call from the insurance company for Taco Bueno, they were very nice, asked how she was, they advised that she go to the Dr. or Dentist to have her teeth and gums looked at, and to make sure infection does not exist. Are we able to sue?]]></description>
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		<title>Can my Cell Phone Company Charge me for another Month when I already Canceled my Service Last Month?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Durgavich, Esq.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contract Law]]></category>
<category>cell phone</category><category>cell phone bill</category><category>contract law</category><category>service</category><category>termination clause</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I live in Michigan and had cell phone service with Centennial.  My 2 year signed contract ended in 2002.  I canceled my service on Dec. 16, 2006.  I just received a bill for one more additional service from Dec. 16, 2006 through January 16, 2007.  I was told that in my contract it indicated I must give them 30 days notice to cancel, or I would pay an additional 30 days service after I canceled my service.  With my contracted expired, how can they do this?]]></description>
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		<title>Our Builder is Changing the Plans of the Home they&#8217;re Building for Us, Is there any Way to get Out of Our Builder Contract?</title>
		<link>http://www.dearesq.com/our-builder-is-changing-the-plans-of-the-home-theyre-building-for-us-is-there-any-way-to-get-out-of-our-builder-contract/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contract Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have signed a contract with a national builder last October and my house is one of the last two to be built in this phase (first out of three). I received a letter from the builder saying that, county forced them to change blueprints and my house is losing two windows in the living room. I think it might impact our selling home years down the track. Since the design isn't what we want anymore is there a way to get out of builder contract?]]></description>
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