The People’s Court Podcast

First, the plaintiffs rented an apartment from the defendant. They claim the heater in their home never worked, so it was absolutely freezing. The plaintiffs’ son got sick due to the cold, and when they confronted the defendant about it, he said they could just move out. They’re suing for their security deposit, moving costs, and the deposit on a new apartment. The defendant argues the plaintiffs moved out because they argued with their downstairs neighbors all the time.

Then, the plaintiff says the defendant’s young nephew crashed his bike into her fence and completely destroyed it. She claims the defendant paid her in the beginning but then disappeared. She’s suing for the balance due on fence repairs. The defendant argues the plaintiff is trying to take advantage of the situation by getting an entirely new fence out of it.

Plus, the plaintiff has been friends with the defendant for 25 years. He loaned his longtime pal money to help pay for his wedding, but the plaintiff claims the defendant hasn’t paid him back even though the defendant purchased a new car. He’s suing for unpaid loans. The defendant claims he did thousands of dollars of electrical work on the plaintiff’s house, which cost more than what the plaintiff loaned him. He says he paid the plaintiff back.

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First, the plaintiff was out walking his dog one day when the defendant’s Great Dane attacked his canine. When he told the defendant to pay for the bills, she flashed him and grabbed her groin. He’s suing for vet bills and pain and suffering. The defendant thinks the plaintiff is trying to take advantage of her.

Then, the plaintiff hired the defendant to repair his roof and chimney. He says the defendant did a terrible job and he needed to hire someone else to fix his mistakes. He’s suing for the cost of repairs. The defendant argues the plaintiff wanted a shortcut on the job because he didn’t want to pay for the whole repair, but now the plaintiff is blaming the defendant.

Plus, the plaintiff was stopped at a seatbelt check on the highway and was rear-ended by the defendant right as he was about to drive off. He’s suing for car repairs. The defendant argues the plaintiff was inching up but then hit the brakes. He thinks the plaintiff is suing him for way more than he owes.

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First, the plaintiff was once a member of the defendant’s motorcycle club and gave him a deposit to rent the defendant’s venue for a Halloween party. Several days before the event was to happen, the defendant reportedly got fined and shut down by the police for several violations, including not having a liquor permit. The plaintiff couldn’t find another location for his event and is suing the defendant for the money he’s out. The defendant claims the plaintiff’s advertising for the party caused a gang raid of his place, so he doesn’t owe the plaintiff anything.

Then, the plaintiff claims he’s a Native American who takes it upon himself to protect the land around him, especially the land he owns. He says he’s had issues with ATVs and riders destroying the land behind his home, including his neighbor. When he confronted the defendant, she falsely claimed he did so with a gun, which caused legal fees upon his arrest. He is suing her for the price of a lawyer. The defendant claims she was simply walking through the woods with a friend when the plaintiff approached her in anger, carrying a stick or a rifle.

Plus, the plaintiff claims that after she was involved in a hit-and-run accident, she took her car to the defendant for repair. She paid up front and he took off with the money, leaving her with a damaged car. She is suing to get her money back. The defendant claims the plaintiff canceled the order for the repair work after he’d already ordered the parts, and so he doesn’t owe her anything.

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First, the plaintiff hired the defendant, his friend’s sister, to work at his deli and loaned her money to purchase a car. He claims the defendant stiffed him on the payments. The defendant says she has paid off the car in full and owes the plaintiff nothing. She believes he is in cahoots with her sister to get more money out of her.

Then, the plaintiff says she was hired by the defendant to replace two motors on his boat and now he’s stiffing her on the payment. On top of that, he reportedly tried to sneak his boat out of the marina after letting it sit there for two months. The plaintiff is suing him for mechanical work and the price of storage. The defendant claims the plaintiff never even did the work he hired her to do on his boat, and he can prove it.

Plus, the plaintiff says she lived in an illegal basement apartment at the defendant’s house, and it was like a house of horrors. From peeping Toms and no power to getting charged for extra things and entering without notice, it was a terrible experience. She is suing the defendant for double her security deposit. The defendant claims the plaintiff had a friend move in with her, and when he approached her about it, she became defensive. He doesn’t believe he owes the plaintiff any money.

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First, the plaintiff says he hired the defendant to move him from downtown New York city to uptown, and the defendant damaged his flat-screen TV in the process. He claims the defendant is not owning up to her mistakes and he is suing for the price of a new TV. The defendant believes the TV was already damaged when she had her employees move it. She says the plaintiff had already bubble wrapped the TV for her and her employees.

Then, the plaintiff says she believed she was moving into a completed basement apartment and gave the defendants money for renovations. When they asked for even more to complete the job, she lost faith in the project and wants her initial investment back. The defendant claims everything in the project was moving along fine and they were doing all the required work. It was the plaintiff who flipped and backed out of the deal, and so he owes her nothing.

Plus, the plaintiff claims the defendant crashed into her car after a hurricane, totaling the vehicle. She is suing for price of the car and travel costs. The defendant claims a man pulled a gun on her over a dispute at a gas station. She crashed as she was taking off and does not believe she is responsible because she was protecting herself.

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