What can I do if I’m being accused of selling an unsafe car?
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What can I do if I’m being accused of selling an unsafe car?
I recently sold a car on craigslist with only the title; I got a few hundred dollars. In the post, I described the car ran great other then it leaked break fluid from the ABS pump. I called it a
Asked on December 20, 2016 under Accident Law, Ohio
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
IF you are sued, you'll have at least a month before you need to do anything, so you will have time to get an attorney then. If you are sued, whether to get an attorney depends on what you are being sued for: assume that a lawyer will charge $1,000 or more to handle a case start to finish (possibly much more; get quotes and estimates, and ideally negotiate a flat fee or cap, before signing up), so if you are only sued for, say, $800, there's no point in an attorney: you'll spend more on the lawyer than you hope to save. If sue for a few hundred dollars, defend yourself as your own attorney, or else settle the matter. If sued for several thousand, hire an attorney.
Walmart receipts: first, try asking--that's always the first thing to try. If they have them but won't help them, if you are sued, you can issue them a subpoena for the receipts (a lawyer will know how to do this; or if representing yourself, you can get forms or instructions from the court). However, if they don't have them (e.g. don't keep them), you won't get them no matter what you do and will have to rely on your testimony and any other evidence, correspondence, copies of ads or listings, etc. you have.
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