'Doing Nothing and Getting Paid For it' & 'Flooring a Customer' & 'Rubbing Tenants The Wrong Way'

The plaintiff is an entertainer and recording artist. He says he hired the defendant, a publicist, because he promised the plaintiff exposure and magazine shoots. However, the plaintiff claims the defendant is a scammer who didn’t help him with his career at all, so the plaintiff is suing for a refund. The defendant insists he worked very hard to get the plaintiff’s name out there. It takes years to a build a career, and the defendant believes the plaintiff is just impatient. The plaintiff has known the defendant since he was in elementary school, and she hired him to do some flooring in her house. Unfortunately, the plaintiff claims the defendant didn’t know what he was doing and damaged her floor and furniture, so she is suing. The defendant insists he’s a union carpenter who properly installed the floors, so he denies owing her anything. The plaintiffs rented an apartment in the defendant’s house, but they say the defendant failed to notify them that a registered pedophile lived next door. Since the plaintiffs have two small children, they decided it was unacceptable and didn’t want to live there anymore. The plaintiffs are suing for rent money paid, as well as the security deposit. The defendant insists the plaintiffs are responsible for checking who the neighbors are. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices