I live in Michigan and I am thinking about taking a company to small claims court that is based in Las Vegas. I am just wondering if I will have to go to Vegas to do this, or if they will have to come here? Also, does anyone know how much this will cost me, and if the person who loses has to pay court costs?
2007-10-31 10:58:57 · 4 answers · asked by Nick P 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It depends upon what the suit is about & where the claim occurred. Generally people & corporations cannot be sued outside their home state unless they did something in another state that gave that state jurisdiction, such as conducting regular business or having employees in that state. State jurisdiction rules vary.
2007-10-31 11:08:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is a corporation, normally you will file suit where the corporation's registered agent is located. If it's a sole proprietorship, then it's the residence state of the proprietor; get the gist of it?
Small claims is inexpensive. Court costs are minimal and you won't be looking at any attorneys fees because there are no attys allowed in small claims.
Good luck.
2007-10-31 19:40:05 · answer #2 · answered by Shell Answer Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything MLaw said is true. If you are thinking of suing a casino for your gambling losses, they would not be subject to Michigan jurisdiction. You might get a default against them (probably not), but you would never enforce a foreign judgment against a casino in Nevada. What else is based in Vegas? Did you pick up something at a strip joint?
2007-10-31 18:54:03 · answer #3 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way the civil law works is that it is on you to prove that the defendant did something wrong, you are the interested party, so therefore you would normally have to go to where the party's home is or where the transaction took place.....
2007-11-04 14:31:15 · answer #4 · answered by AdventureTraveler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋