The People’s Court Podcast

First, the plaintiff brings his neighbors to court. He says the defendant’s tree crashed through his fence onto his property, which is the third time it has happened. He’s suing for damages. The defendant argues the tree came down during Hurricane Sandy. He called insurance, but there was a delay because of the storm. He’s countersuing for lost wages.

Then, the plaintiff says her stepdaughter called the plaintiff’s husband in tears asking for a loan because she was going to be homeless. She still has not repaid the money, so the plaintiff is suing for what’s owed. The defendant says she asked her father for the money, not the plaintiff, and this court session is the first time she’s ever met the plaintiff. If her dad borrowed the money from the plaintiff, how is that the defendant’s fault?

Plus, the plaintiff claims a driver from the defendant’s waste management company backed into his fence, causing lots of damage. He says the defendant, who owns the company, has refused to return his calls, and he just wants his fence fixed. He is suing for the repairs. The defendant claims there was no contact made with the fence, which was already old and falling apart. He thinks it’s a shakedown.

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First, the plaintiff says he gave the defendant a first-generation iPod to repair for him. When he went to pick it up, however, the defendant was hiding from him, and the iPod was broken and all his songs were gone. He is suing for the price of a new iPod and all the songs he lost. The defendant claims he was paid to run a diagnostics test on the iPod, and when he discovered the damages, he was told to simply transfer the music to a hard drive, which failed.

Then, the plaintiff and defendant were good friends. She says she gave the defendant money to purchase a car for her, but the defendant botched the job and failed to get the car. The plaintiff now wants her money back from the defendant. The defendant says she knew a guy who was going to buy the car from an auction, and the plaintiff gave her money to him. He ran off with the money and she isn’t at fault for the missing money.

Plus, the plaintiff says his neighbor had a leak, which got into the plaintiff’s rental apartment and caused damage. He also claims the defendant originally agreed to pay for repairs, but then backed off, saying it wasn’t his responsibility. The plaintiff now has mold in his unit and is suing for the cost of repairs. The defendant says he looked high and low for a water leak, but couldn’t find anything, so he doesn’t know what leak the plaintiff is talking about. He hasn’t had water problems in his nine years of being there.

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First, the plaintiff used to employ the defendant as a doorman at his bar and grill, then the guy got arrested. The plaintiff posted his bail to get him out but hasn’t seen the money repaid. It wasn’t a gift, and he’s suing to get the money back. The defendant says he got arrested after breaking up a fight, and one of the individuals attacked him instead. He wasn’t even a bouncer and he was just defending himself. He doesn’t owe anything to the plaintiff.

Then, the plaintiff says she was nothing but the best of tenants for the defendants for five years, and since she’s moved out, they’ve been nothing but trouble. She’s been trying to get her deposit back but hasn’t had any luck, so she’s suing. The defendant says the plaintiff’s cat caused damage to the unit, and she never paid the pet fee, so the security deposit has gone to repairs. They don’t owe anything.

Plus, the plaintiff claims he moved a stove, put in water lines, and installed an ice machine for a friend of the defendant. He now says he hasn’t been paid the labor fee for his work, and that the defendant is a con man. He is suing for the money he is owed. The defendant says he’s known the plaintiff for 10 years and he didn’t make any deal with him. He just introduced the plaintiff to his friend to help him out, so he owes nothing.

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First, the plaintiff says the defendant cabled two trees together that were on her property, which eventually caused one of the trees to split. Now, she’s being forced to cut the tree down because her neighbor complained to the city about it. She believes the defendant should pay for it and is suing for the cost of cutting down the tree. The defendant says he did the job he was hired to do, and the damage to the plaintiff’s tree was caused by Hurricane Sandy, not his cable work.

Then, the plaintiff claims he gave the defendant money to purchase a car, and suddenly the man told him he was robbed and all the money was stolen. The plaintiff didn’t believe the story and is suing to get his money back. The defendant says he was robbed at gunpoint right after withdrawing the cash from the bank, and the police investigation is ongoing. Since he was doing the plaintiff a favor, he says he owes him nothing.

Plus, the plaintiff needed some handyman work done on her home, which she hired the defendant to do. She says he gave her the runaround for weeks, and the work he did was terrible. Since she’s a hardworking single mother, she’s suing to get her money back. The defendant says he was down with the flu, so he couldn’t complete the tasks in the original timeframe. When he did show up to complete the work, the plaintiff told him not to bother. Since he’d already purchased the materials for the tasks, he doesn’t believe he owes her anything.

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First, the plaintiff has known the defendant since high school. The plaintiff gave the defendant $100 to help her move out of her apartment. Instead, the defendant allegedly used the money to run her own personal errands. The plaintiff asked for her money back, but the defendant blocked her calls, so she's suing. The defendant insists the money was a gift.

Then, the plaintiff hired the defendant to apply a tattoo on her body, but he messed the whole thing up, so the plaintiff is suing. The defendant argues the plaintiff loved the tattoo when she left the shop. He's not responsible for her change of heart.

Plus, the plaintiff has known the defendant since high school. The plaintiff gave the defendant $100 to help her move out of her apartment. Instead, the defendant allegedly used the money to run her own personal errands. The plaintiff asked for her money back, but the defendant blocked her calls, so she's suing. The defendant insists the money was a gift.

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