The People’s Court Podcast

First, the plaintiff hired the defendant to paint his plane. However, the paint doesn’t match the fabric, so the plaintiff is suing for a refund. The defendant argues the plaintiff is just impossible to please, and everything matches just fine. Then, the plaintiff purchased an unhealthy Rottweiler from the defendant. There were so many issues with the dog, the plaintiff wants to return him. The pl...

First, the plaintiff was hired by the defendant, who he alleges stopped paying him, so the plaintiff is suing. The defendant argues he caught the plaintiff trying to steal on the job, and they got into a fistfight. The defendant is countersuing for items the plaintiff never returned. Then, the plaintiff booked a trip through the defendant. There was a change in itinerary, and the plaintiff had to...

First, the plaintiff says the defendant stole valuable items from her aunt’s apartment as she was dying in the hospital, so the plaintiff is suing. The defendant insists she didn’t steal anything. The defendant is countersuing for pain and suffering. Then, the plaintiff says her cousin, the defendant, lived with her. The defendant got mad during a party one time and threw a brick through a window,...

First, the plaintiff claims she was hired by the defendant for painting services but is still owed money, so he’s suing. The defendant insists she kept a strict log of all of the plaintiff’s work hours, and the plaintiff is lying. Then, the plaintiff says the defendant did some work on his car but botched the job, so the plaintiff is suing. The defendant claims the plaintiff’s complaints have to d...

First, the plaintiff owns a high-end breastfeeding equipment company, and the defendant purchased a pump online from her. She got a confirmation of delivery, and then two weeks later the defendant said it was never delivered. The package ended up at the defendant’s mother’s house, and the defendant disputed the charge for the product. Now the plaintiff doesn’t have the money and the defendant has...

First, the plaintiff says he was hired by the defendant to drive her client around town for three days while he was there for a jazz performance. He also booked a hotel room for the client with his money under the reassurance he would be reimbursed. He didn’t get reimbursed and did not get paid the agreed-upon fee for driving the client around, so he’s suing. The defendant claims the plaintiff was...

First, an aunt and her lover agreed to watch the plaintiff’s Chihuahua for her, but when she came to pick the pet up, they refused to return the dog to her! The defendants are trying to get away with stealing her pet, so she’s suing for $5,000, the cost of her dog, and any future breeding income. The defendants claim they were given the dog to watch while the plaintiff was in rehab, and the plaint...

First, the plaintiff was at a friend’s apartment complex for a party when she went outside to give her two service dogs a bathroom break. The defendant reportedly told her there were no pets allowed, instigating an argument because they’re service animals. The plaintiff is suing for pain and suffering due to discrimination. The defendant doesn’t understand the concern because he owns the property...

First, the plaintiff took his truck to the defendant’s shop for repairs, only to get a call several weeks later from the cops saying it had been stolen and was currently at impound. The defendant went to get the car back and refused to return it to the plaintiff unless he was repaid for the cost of release. The defendant says the plaintiff wanted to sell the car, but the defendant wasn’t intereste...

The plaintiff allowed her niece to live in her home with her, but now owes her rent. Her own family is disrespecting her, so she’s suing for the rent she deserves. The defendant says she’s lived in that house since long before her aunt took over the family finances and has never once been asked to pay rent. She’s a minister and doesn’t come from a place of hate. The plaintiff put down a deposit on...

First, the plaintiff claims the defendant’s big dog attacked her small dog, Nemo. The dog required stitches and needed part of his tail amputated. She claims the defendants never apologized and promised to reimburse her for the vet bills, but they haven’t done it, so she’s suing. The defendants argue their dog isn’t vicious at all. They say the plaintiff’s dog instigated the interaction, and their...

First, the plaintiff hired the defendant to do work at his house. He claims the defendant broke knobs on his clothing dryer. He’s suing for the cost. The defendant claims he bought new knobs, but the plaintiff became impossible to work with. Then, the plaintiff was going to rent an apartment from the defendant, but she claims it was a fire trap because there was only one way in and one way out. Sh...

First, the plaintiff bought the defendant a new phone. She claims the defendant promised to pay her back, but then he took out more phone lines without telling her and never paid. She’s suing for the cost of the bills and cancellation charges. The defendant argues the plaintiff had a crush on him and that she added the phone lines, not him. He’s countersuing for loss of income and mental stress. T...

First, the plaintiff brings his neighbors to court. He says the defendant’s tree crashed through his fence onto his property, which is the third time it has happened. He’s suing for damages. The defendant argues the tree came down during Hurricane Sandy. He called insurance, but there was a delay because of the storm. He’s countersuing for lost wages. Then, the plaintiff says her stepdaughter call...

First, the plaintiff says he gave the defendant a first-generation iPod to repair for him. When he went to pick it up, however, the defendant was hiding from him, and the iPod was broken and all his songs were gone. He is suing for the price of a new iPod and all the songs he lost. The defendant claims he was paid to run a diagnostics test on the iPod, and when he discovered the damages, he was to...

First, the plaintiff used to employ the defendant as a doorman at his bar and grill, then the guy got arrested. The plaintiff posted his bail to get him out but hasn’t seen the money repaid. It wasn’t a gift, and he’s suing to get the money back. The defendant says he got arrested after breaking up a fight, and one of the individuals attacked him instead. He wasn’t even a bouncer and he was just d...

First, the plaintiff says the defendant cabled two trees together that were on her property, which eventually caused one of the trees to split. Now, she’s being forced to cut the tree down because her neighbor complained to the city about it. She believes the defendant should pay for it and is suing for the cost of cutting down the tree. The defendant says he did the job he was hired to do, and th...

First, the plaintiff has known the defendant since high school. The plaintiff gave the defendant $100 to help her move out of her apartment. Instead, the defendant allegedly used the money to run her own personal errands. The plaintiff asked for her money back, but the defendant blocked her calls, so she's suing. The defendant insists the money was a gift. Then, the plaintiff hired the defendant t...

First, the plaintiff hired the defendant to reupholster her couch, but she botched the job, so the plaintiff is suing for a refund. The defendant insists she offered to redo the couch, but the plaintiff refused and stopped payment on the check. Besides, the defendant believes the piece of furniture looks great. Then, the plaintiff hired the defendant's moving company. However, many of his items we...

First, the plaintiff claims his daughter owes him for an outstanding phone bill, so he's suing. The defendant argues her mother offered to help her out by opening an account for a phone. Everything was fine until her father flipped out one day out of the blue. The plaintiff says her daughter married the defendant's son after only three months of dating. The marriage lasted three weeks. The plainti...

First, the plaintiff wrote a book and often googles herself. The plaintiff claims the defendant ripped off some of her work and posted it online, so she's suing for copyright infringement. The defendant says he cited the plaintiff every time he posted her writings. Then, the plaintiff took his Jeep to the defendant's shop for a paint job. However, it turned out terrible, so the plaintiff is suing...

First, the plaintiffs say they helped managed the defendant with his music career, but he hasn't yet paid them, so the plaintiffs are suing. The defendant argues the plaintiffs upped their prices in the middle of their work and didn't deliver. Then, the plaintiff was driving when the defendant threw a piece of wood that hit her car. The plaintiff is suing the defendant for damages caused during th...

First, the plaintiff used to date the defendant, and they lived together. The plaintiff claims the defendant up and moved out of the home, abandoning her portion of rent, so the plaintiff is suing. The defendant insists she had to move out because the plaintiff had a naked woman in the apartment. Then, the plaintiff purchased a television from the defendant's website, but it arrived with a crack,...

First, the plaintiff took her vehicle to the defendant's shop for a paint job, but it turned out to be the wrong color, so the plaintiff is suing. The defendant says the plaintiff's insurance company paid to paint the panel, not blend it in. He was just contracted to do what he did. Then, the plaintiff gave the defendant, a bail bondsman, money to get her boyfriend out of jail. However, the defend...

First, the plaintiff says she hired the defendant to handle a roach infestation in her home, and while he showed up three or four times, the problem wasn’t fixed. He reportedly stopped answering her calls and now her home is infested again. She is suing him for the money she paid to put it toward another company to fix the problem. The defendant says he was ready and willing to fulfil their contra...