Artsana, a maker of child car booster seats, last year agreed to settle claims that it had misled customers about how to use its products, offering $50 to people who had bought Chicco-brand seats.

Not small claims, though, where filings in the 32 states that provided data to the Court Statistics Project decreased from 1.9 million cases in 2018 to 1.3 million in 2022.

The purpose of small claims court is to allow for people to resolve their disputes quickly and inexpensively, for claims that are usually less than $10,000. Knowing when to use them, on the other ...

Most small claims judges understand that you may not be familiar with the procedure; as long as you’re respectful and make an effort they’ll tell you what to do.

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If someone owes you money, damaged your property or hasn’t lived up to their end of a deal, small claims court might be your ...

The small claims court system was developed to help individuals resolve relatively minor financial and property disputes without the aid of a lawyer. In small claims court, both plaintiff and ...

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To file a Small Claims case in Michigan, the amount you are suing for which you are suing must be $6,500 or less. If it's more, you can still file a small claims case, but you cannot collect more ...

How to Deduct Settlements Related to Business. The odds are good that sooner or later, someone's going to sue your company for something. Settling the case, whether it's a court settlement or out ...

Small claims courts across the state handled roughly 25,000 cases in 2022, a sharp decrease from the more than 90,000 cases filed in 1997, the report found.