'Failed Commercial' & 'Needing to do a Better Trimming Job' & 'Being Paperless'

'Failed Commercial' & 'Needing to do a Better Trimming Job' & 'Being Paperless'

May 28, 2026 · 44 min · Season 1 · Episode 1010

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The episode covers disputes over a failed commercial, property damage from tree trimming, and issues with breeding paperwork for a dog.

First, the plaintiff claims he hired the defendant to film a commercial for him, but he disappeared with the money without completing the job. The plaintiff is suing to have his money returned. The defendant argues the plaintiff kept changing his mind on what he wanted the commercial to be, and the defendant eventually got fed up with it. He believes he deserves to be paid for his wasted time. Then, the plaintiff says his neighbor improperly trimmed some of her trees, causing branches to fall onto his property and break branches off his own trees. When he spoke with her, he claims her only response was that she’s a single mother. The defendant says there was a huge snowstorm that caused her power to go out, and she was only notified about the damage four months later. She believes the damage the plaintiff is complaining about was caused by the snowstorm and not a bad trimming job. Plus, the plaintiff says she’d purchased a border collie from the defendant she wished to breed, but two years after the transaction she still hasn’t received the dog’s papers from the defendant. She is suing for lost money she believes she is owed. The defendant has been breeding collies for 20 years…

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