The People’s Court Podcast

First, the plaintiff argues that she went to the defendant for a hair straightening treatment but left with hair as curly as when she arrived. When she returned several days later for the same treatment, it failed a second time. When she demanded her money back, the defendant refused to do so, and even called the police on the plaintiff. She’s suing for her money back. The defendant argues that the treatment the plaintiff requested doesn’t straighten hair, just makes it shiny. He also says he explained this to her, and just did the job he was hired to do.

Then, the plaintiff says he loaned the defendant money to throw a party in an empty warehouse in Brooklyn, New York. When the party got shut down for noise complaints, he says the defendant promised to pay him back but never did. He is suing the defendant to get his money returned. The defendant says he picked the wrong day to have a party, because the cops believed they were using substances and would have a big bust. He claims the plaintiff took off with all the money they made at the door and is now suing him for even more.

Plus, the plaintiff says he was riding his bike to work one day when the defendant ran a stop sign and hit him, causing damage to his bike as well as a broken bone. He is suing her for $7,000 for all he’s out. The defendant claims she made a full stop, and he was the one who darted out into traffic. She claims he got up and said he was totally fine, and she didn’t hear anything else until this case came up.

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First, the plaintiff claims he was hired by the defendant to do four days of landscaping with his bulldozer, but the defendant now refuses to pay him for his work. He soon learned the defendant has a history of not paying people for their work. The defendant claims the plaintiff got verbally abusive on the job, tried to go against plans, and even demanded to be paid in cash under the table. Since the defendant doesn’t work that way, he refused to do so and paid the plaintiff through proper channels.

Then, the plaintiff says she rented a unit from the defendant, only to find it was infested with roaches. The ceiling would also leak, filling the ceiling light with water. She moved out because of these concerns and is suing the defendant for prepaid rent. The defendant claims the plaintiff was confrontational from the beginning to the point she once called the police. The plaintiff reportedly moved out after only three weeks.

Plus, the plaintiff claims he made top-quality apparel for the defendant’s company employees, but the defendant gave him a rubber check for his product. He is suing for the money he is owed. The defendant says he’s worked with the plaintiff for nine years and hasn’t had any issues until now. He claims the embroidery on the shirt of his company’s name was incorrect, and all the shirts were incorrectly sized. He says he doesn’t owe the plaintiff any money because of this.

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First, after dating for several months, the plaintiff discovered the defendant was seeing someone else. She left him and now claims he’s stiffing her for an expensive phone bill. She is suing him for these bills. The defendant claims they were only ever friends with benefits, and he paid his phone bills in full.

Then, the plaintiff, a cop, says his police car was parked in the employee lot at his station while he was on duty when it was damaged by a group of kids throwing rocks over a fence. One of the kids was the defendant’s son. It seemed like she was willing to pay for the damage, but she filed a complaint against the plaintiff for harassment instead. He is suing for the damages to the car. The defendant claims the plaintiff has threatened her with evidence against her son and that if she didn’t pay for the damages, he would arrest her son.

Plus, the plaintiff rented a room from the defendant, who refused to return his security deposit after he moved out. He claims he lost out on two jobs because of it and is suing for the amount he paid in security. The defendant claims he signed a lease with the plaintiff agreeing to give three weeks’ notice if he were to move out. He claims the plaintiff packed up in the middle of the night and left, which gives him the right to the deposit.

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First, the plaintiff claims he was driving his mother’s car when he made a right turn and the defendant darted out in front of him, smashing into his car. He argues the defendant didn’t stop until farther down the street and is arguing the plaintiff is at fault. No police were called for the accident. The plaintiff is suing for damages to the car. The defendant claims he was making a legal right turn and is not at fault.

Then, the plaintiff’s son had his bike stolen, and the plaintiff knows it was the defendant’s son who stole it. He found it for sale on Craigslist, and the seller said he got the bike from the defendant. They are suing the defendant for the price of the bike. The defendant claims her son is a nice quiet kid who was close with the plaintiff and would never steal a bike. She’s not about to pay up for the plaintiff’s loss.

Plus, the plaintiff says he hired the defendant to convert his heater from oil to natural gas, but the guy botched the job. The defendant was supposed to remove the oil tank but never did, and now the plaintiff is suing for the cost of hiring someone else to do it. The defendant claims that at the time, he was contracted out to 21 different homes for similar jobs, and the plaintiff got the same deal as everyone else. Several homes had oil tanks inaccessible due to sheetrock, including the plaintiffs. Everything passed inspection, and the plaintiff is just bitter.

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First, the plaintiff hired the defendant’s company to provide a photographer, videographer, and DJ for her wedding but claims they didn’t do their jobs right on the big day. She says the photographer didn’t know how to use a camera, the DJ was dressed inappropriately, and the videographer only had one arm. She is suing for the cost of services. The defendant says the plaintiff purchased the cheapest package possible, which doesn’t include any editing, and the attendants of the event had a great time with the DJ. He even offered to edit the photos just to make the plaintiff happy but got turned down. He owes nothing.

Then, the plaintiff says the defendant, a friend of her boyfriend, agreed to fix up her car for a good price because the fuel pump was broken. When she went to pick it up, however, she discovered that the defendant had been arrested and her car was towed, but no one knows where it is now. She is suing the defendant for $4,500 because he’s the one responsible for her car going missing. The defendant claims the plaintiff never paid him for the work and left the car sitting on his property for a month. He deemed it to be abandoned, called a tow truck, and had the vehicle taken away. He denies owing anything.

Plus, the plaintiff says she rented an apartment from the defendant, never moved in a single piece of furniture, and now cannot seem to get her deposit or first month’s rent back. She is suing for the amount she believes she is owed. The defendant claims the plaintiff gave her money for the apartment, then changed her mind the very next day and said she no longer wished to rent the apartment. The defendant was already painting the unit and feels she does not need to return the money while she tries to find a new tenant.

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