Green Initiatives - The Complete Small Claims Court Guide: Winning Without a Lawyer

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DISCLAIMER

The information provided in this book is frompersonal experiences, extensive research and years of interactionwith public and private attorneys. The author is not a lawyer andby no means shall any of the information in this book be construedand applied as legal advice. It is recommended you consult yourattorney to understand and apply the applicable law as it appliesin your specific situation. This book is a generally applicableguide to the Small Claims Court procedure. You are responsible toresearch, understand and apply all applicable laws before pursuingany legal matter in court. The information in this book is generaland applicable to filing complaints only in Small Claims Court. Allother court matters are beyond the scope of this book. You mustcontact an attorney to pursue such cases. The information providedwith regard to website URLs, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers,court fees and procedures is all subject to change with time.Whenever in doubt always contact your local court and ask forcurrent information. Laws, rules, regulations, court procedures andprecedents change on a frequent basis and can further vary from oneState to another. It is your responsibility to ensure theinformation in this book is accurate as of the time of yourcomplaint. Further, you should consider seeking legal guidance todetermine if your case is worthy and can be pursued in small claimscourt. Pursuing litigation only makes sense when you have alegitimate case against the Defendant. When in doubt consult anattorney.

This guide is arranged chronologically and willtake you step by step through the entire process of suing anindividual or a company in small claims court to get thecompensation you deserve.

You will learn about the Small Claims Courtsystem and how to go about filing your complaint. You will alsolearn about how to prepare for your case, what to and what not todo in court and how to collect compensation from the individual orcompany you sue.

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What Are YouGoing To Learn?

You have already decided that you want to sue,and you either think or know that the Small Claims Court is theright place for you, but are not quite sure about how to go aboutthe process. This guide will help you do just that.

The objective of this book is to educate youabout the process of filing a complaint in a Small Claims Court,and to help you navigate all the way through the process until youwin.

You will learn how to sue in Small Claims Courtfor disputes that you have not been able to resolve simply bycommunicating directly with who you are going to sue.

This book will provide you with very specificand actionable information which you need to take action againstparties that have caused you damages. You will be able to file acomplaint and get the justice you deserve without having to hire anexpensive attorney and/or pay astronomical litigation fees.

There is an abundance of inaccurate informationabout Small Claims Courts and how one can file and pursue acomplaint within. In addition, most people are simply unaware ofhow the process works. This is a big reason why many companies whohave mistreated their customers have gotten away with so much overthe years.

The Small Claims Court process is not the onlyway, but has been the most effective way for me to collect recourseagainst companies that have mistreated me. You too can do this onyour own for a small court filing fee. In fact, you can request thejudge to order the company to reimburse your court fees in theevent of a favorable judgment.

Companies hate going to Small Claims Courts.Their in house legal counsels have better things to spend theirtime on than petty cases (at least from their perspective). Youwill learn how to take advantage of this. You will also learn howyou can sue anywhere services were rendered to you, which cantremendously work in your favor. There is plenty of confusinginformation online as to where you should file your claim, andfiling in the right jurisdiction is very important or your casewill be dismissed with no reimbursement of filing fees.

The main lesson that I want you to take awayafter reading this book however is that most people just walk awayfrom their grunts and grudges and choose not to deal with companiesthat mistreat them or cause them damages mainly because of theunknowns involved. Whatever your situation is, in order to getresults, you MUST TAKE ACTION! It all starts by educatingyourself about the law, recourses available to you and the processof how exactly to get it.

Note:This process appliesto disputes against individuals and companies. For simplicity, thelanguage in this book will primarily refer to companies. However,keep in mind that the same principles apply when attempting toresolve disputes with individuals as well.

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Your MainObjectives

This book is part education, part inspiration.Your objective is to learn this useful and valuable information soyou can be heard and compensated for your troubles. Education isthe Key, while execution is its Sister. This book provides you withboth.

When you are done with this book you will have agood understanding of what a Small Claims Court is and how to useit to your advantage when seeking recourse from companies that havemistreated you.

Its a relatively quick process and much easierwhen compared to higher levels of the judicial system. You can doeverything yourself for as little as $50 in some jurisdictions.There is no need to hire an attorney and spend hours, weeks andmonths figuring out where to start, how and where to go. You haveeverything you need in this book.

Prices for goods and services continue toincrease and yet the quality of service continues to decline. Youwill be equipped with the knowledge base necessary to understandand exercise your legal rights by sending a loud and clear messagethat carelessness, irresponsibility and ignorance will no longer betolerated.

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What If You DontWin in Small Claims Court?

That is not possible. Why? Because two thingscan happen, you are either awarded compensation for your troublesor the Judge decides to dismiss the case.

If the case is dismissed, the company you aresuing would still have gone through the case preparation process.This often involves engaging their in house legal counsel or anoutside attorney who spends time preparing for the case. Attorneysare not the most economical professionals.

You may not get compensated, but either way youlook at it, you will definitely get your message across to thecompany. What typically happens is that companies will contact youand attempt to settle the case to prevent it from entering into thelitigation phase. For most companies, this beats paying thousandsof dollars for an attorney.

With that said, you dont have to agree to asettlement.

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Research, Execute& Prepare

Research

Like with most things in life, being educatedand prepared is over half the battle when it comes to filing andresolving complaints in Small Claims Court.