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The People’s Court Podcast
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The honorable Judge Marilyn Milian presides over the four-time Emmy award winning "The People’s Court." For more than two decades, Milian has dispensed justice and provided legal insight in the courtroom where justice and reality collide. And now, you can take the show on the go with "The People’s Court Podcast."
"The People’s Court Podcast" draws on ordinary people who have filed grievances in civil court and have opted to have their cases heard and mediated by Judge Milian. Running the gamut from disputes between neighbors and family members, to dissatisfied customers suing businesses, Milian's decisions – based on current law – are final and binding.
Joining Milian is multiple Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter Harvey Levin, who serves as the series’ host and legal reporter. In the courtroom, Milian is joined by court officer Douglas McIntosh. Doug Llewelyn interviews litigants after a decision has been rendered in their cases.
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'That's One Crazed Dog' & 'Being Unavailable' & 'Cracking Up a Customer'
May 2700:43:59Tap to summarizeFirst, the plaintiff claims the defendant’s dog attacked her small dog out of nowhere one day and is suing for $5,000, the cost of vet bills. The defendant claims the plaintiff had allowed a toddler to walk her dog, and the attack happened when the defendant’s dog felt unsafe by its personal space being invaded. She says even the cops believe the child should not have been walking the plaintiff’s dog. The defendant is countersuing for aggravation. Then, the plaintiff and defendant have been good friends since college and at one point decided to get an apartment together. They only lasted two months living together, and now the defendant owes the plaintiff money for furniture they purchased. The defendant claims issues started when the plaintiff wanted her boyfriend to move in with them. After she moved out, he was unable to find anyone to share the apartment with. He is countersuing for the cost of bills and loss of furniture. Plus, the plaintiff says that she parked her car in the defendant’s parking lot to go to the beach, and when she returned an hour and a half later, her windshield was cracked. She says the defendant refused to pay for the damages because it wasn’t his fault and she is suing him for the cost of repairs. The defendant says the plaintiff parked right by the boardwalk, where anyone could have passed and caused the damage. He claims he is not responsible for every person who passes by. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →'Fallen Friendship Over a Car' & 'Being H2O Happy' & 'Terrible Tenant'
May 2600:44:06Tap to summarizeFirst, the plaintiff has been friends with the defendant for 20 years and didn’t hesitate to lend him a car when he needed one. Three weeks later, he agreed to sell the defendant the car, but the defendant hasn’t paid him for it and has even threatened to file a restraining order against the plaintiff! The plaintiff is suing for the money he is owed. The defendant claims he paid the plaintiff for the car, which promptly started falling apart. Then, the plaintiff says she hired the defendant to clean an apartment. When he used too much water to clean the carpet, the defendant damaged the wood underneath, causing it to buckle. The plaintiff is suing the defendant for the money she spent on replacing the flooring he damaged. The defendant claims he has been in business for 13 years, and that the plaintiff’s allegations are false. He says she had a leaky refrigerator, which is what caused the damage to the flooring. Plus, the plaintiff claims the defendant is refusing to return a security deposit she is owed and is suing to get it back. The defendant claims the plaintiff was a terrible tenant who refused to vacate on time and caused lots of damage to the unit she lived in. She is countersuing for the extensive damages she believes the plaintiff caused to her property. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →'Leaving an Ex in Debt' & 'Manipulating a Mother'
May 2500:43:46Tap to summarizeFirst, the plaintiff says that he and the defendant dated for several months. After they broke up, he agreed to care for her apartment and animals while she was incarcerated. The defendant agreed to pay the plaintiff back, but hasn’t, and now he’s suing her. The defendant claims the plaintiff became obsessed with her, even proposing at one point. She did get arrested at one point by accident. When she returned to her apartment, she found that the plaintiff had taken all her money and other items, leaving her with nothing. She is countersuing for the money he stole from her. Then, The plaintiff says she purchased a car for her daughter, the defendant, who then got into an accident. She says the defendant then refused to take responsibility and pay for the damages to the car and is suing for money she believes she is owed for the car. The defendant says her mother gifted the car to her and they both agreed the defendant would be responsible for paying the insurance. After the accident, she claims the plaintiff forbade her from making a claim on the insurance policy and even asked for the car back. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →'Serving up a Lawsuit' & 'Ruining a Renter's Day' & 'Taking Your Stinkin' Piece of Junk Back'
May 2200:43:38Tap to summarizeFirst, the plaintiff says the defendant was a bartender he employed at his restaurant who served alcohol to a minor. That minor got into a car accident and the employee was fired. However, the restaurant was fined $3,000 for providing the alcohol, and the plaintiff is suing the defendant for the cost of that fee. The defendant claims the minor was a regular who was given drinks by all the bartenders at the restaurant, and she had even cut the individual off that evening. She had watched the minor get into a car as a passenger with someone who had not been drinking. Because the fine was issued to the business, not her, she does not believe it is her responsibility. Then, the plaintiff says he moved into the defendant’s home as a subletter and fixed up countless issues with the unit. Just two weeks later, he was asked to move out because the defendant wanted someone else to sublet. He was left homeless and lost his job. He is suing the defendant for $1,100. The defendant claims she rented out the apartment specifically to the plaintiff’s girlfriend, and not him, something she was intentional about. She says there was even a dog living there, which wasn’t allowed. Plus, the plaintiff knows the defendant through his son and saw that the defendant was going through a rough patch. He decided to help the defendant out by purchasing him a car and would allow him to get his life in order before requesting repayments. The defendant hasn’t made any payments, and so the plaintiff is suing. The defendant claims the plaintiff never said anything about wanting to be repaid, so the defendant was unaware of such a deal. He even claims the plaintiff slashed two tires of the car! Don’t forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →'Not Acting His Age' & 'Holding on Tight To The Cash' & 'Not Cementing a Deal'
May 2100:43:48Tap to summarizeFirst, after an eight-year relationship gone nowhere, the plaintiff decided to break up with and kick the unambitious defendant out of her home. She claims he still owes her for rent and a cell phone and is suing him. The defendant claims they had a rocky relationship where the plaintiff threatened him occasionally. He argues he is the one who ended things and had never made any promises to repay her, especially since he did not live with her. Then, the plaintiff says he rented a taxi from the defendant and gave him a $1,000 deposit to cover any damages. After returning the vehicle to the defendant, he was denied the return of his deposit. He is suing for the deposit. The defendant claims the plaintiff was in two accidents in less than six weeks and even tried to hide the second from him! This cost the defendant considerably more than the deposit in repairs to his taxi, which is why he refuses to return it. Plus, the plaintiff says she hired the defendant to pave a sidewalk and driveway around her brother’s home. Six months later, the pavement was already chipping and flaking everywhere. The defendant promised to fix the damage but failed to, and now the plaintiff is suing to get $3,500 returned. The defendant says the damage was caused by winter weather and he did return to fix it entirely free of charge. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →'Fudging a Contract' & 'Singing the Wedding Day Blues' & 'Being Luke Warm'
May 2000:43:32Tap to summarizeFirst, the plaintiff claims that when she bought a car from the defendant, he illegally forged her name on some bank documents, and she reported him to the department of consumer affairs. Because the terms of the loan are wrong, she wants out of the deal and wants her deposit back. The defendant says the plaintiff returned the car to the bank, who she took out the loan with for the car, so he has nothing to do with him. He also claims he received the deposit for the car a year ago, making it nonrefundable. Then, the defendant says she and her ex-boyfriend planned on splitting the cost of a hotel and rental car for an out-of-town wedding they attended together, but now that they’ve broken up, she says the defendant is stiffing her for his share. She is suing for what she’s owed. The defendant claims that their relationship was on-again, off-again, and the plaintiff only started demanding to be repaid for the trip after she broke up with him via text message. Plus, the plaintiff purchased a Sub-Zero freezer from the defendant, only to find a broken piece in the condenser that a repairman said could not be fixed. He claims the defendant led him to believe the freezer was in good working order just to get rid of a piece of junk. He is suing the defendant for more than the money he spent on the freezer. The defendant claims he told the defendant he had never plugged the freezer in and was therefore not responsible for whether it worked or not. He also says the plaintiff knew he was taking a chance with purchasing the freezer. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →'Clubbing an Issue' & 'Not figuring it Out' & 'Hustling a Tenant'
May 1900:43:50Tap to summarizeFirst, the plaintiff is the founder of a ladies social club that gets together and does things for the community. New members are required to pay dues and an initiation fee. The defendant ended up leaving the social club but still has a due balance to pay, and the plaintiff is suing for that. The defendant claims the club doesn’t even exist to begin with, so she couldn’t possibly owe the bitter plaintiff any money. Then, the plaintiff claims his girlfriend was told her van could be fixed by the defendant. When the defendant received the car for repairs, he said it was unfixable but now can’t even find it, claiming it was towed. The plaintiff is suing for $5,000, the amount he believes he is owed. Plus, the plaintiff rented from the defendant, but it became clear early on he was a terrible landlord. She claims he would promise to do one thing but do another and damaged her pool table but never paid her for the repairs. The defendant claims the plaintiff had moved out and left a bunch of items behind, including the junk pool table. He also claims the defendant damaged the apartment and is countersuing for those damages. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →'Letting a Grand Daddy Down' & 'Yelling Timber'
May 1800:43:40Tap to summarizeFirst, the plaintiff claims the defendant, his great-granddaughter, has a camera and some money of his that she refuses to return. As much as he doesn’t want to, he is suing her for what he is owed. The defendant says her great grandfather is sue-happy and has even sued a restaurant for age discrimination. She claims the money he’s suing her for was a loan given to her now deceased mother, and as far as she knows, her brother has the camera. Then, the plaintiff claims her neighbor of 15 years cut down a 40-foot tree in her yard, which caught in another tree, which he also cut down. She claims he said he was drunk and is suing him as a result. The defendant says he asked the plaintiff’s son for permission to cut down a dead tree. He didn’t think there would be an issue since he asked the man of the house, and even says the plaintiff had mentioned wanting the dead trees off her property. He doesn’t understand why he’s being sued. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →'You Stole My Water' & 'Being a Mysterious Payer' & 'Being a Loser Landlord'
May 1500:43:36Tap to summarizeFirst, the defendant allowed the plaintiff to park her car in their driveway for two years for a minor fee. However, when the defendant’s daughter moved back in, they asked the plaintiff to move her car out of their driveway. The plaintiff claims that she paid for two months in advance, but the defendant now refuses to refund her for those two months. The plaintiff is now suing for those parking fees. The defendant claims that the plaintiff stole water from her elderly mother, hiking up the water bill. She also claims the plaintiff used the garage as her personal storage unit and did not pay the defendant for it. She is countersuing for storage fees and pain and suffering. Then, the plaintiff says he was hired by the defendant to be a secret shopper and is now being stiffed for the work he did. He is suing to get the money he is owed. The defendant claims the plaintiff went out on over 50 jobs for her and got paid for all except four. In those four, she claims he did not follow the correct procedure, and even says he was at those jobs a minute apart. She says she’s not going to pay someone for work they didn’t do. Plus, the plaintiff claims that for the four months that he rented out and lived in the defendant’s first floor, the entire place was nearly uninhabitable. Between a leaking ceiling, no hot water, and no heat, it was a nightmare. Now that he’s moved out, he claims the defendant refuses to return the deposit. The defendant says that the plaintiff was supposed to pay for half the electrical bill but never did, constantly complained about police cars going by, and left the place a disaster when he moved out. The defendant argues he owes nothing. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →'Leaving a Customer Curly' & 'Being a Party-Pooper' & 'Banging a Biker'
May 1400:43:43Tap to summarizeFirst, 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. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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