If I had to go to court and had a nightmare the night before the trial, this would be it. Judge Maria Lopez decides the cases on her own, doesn't give a damn about what actually happened but simply rules in favor of whoever she likes better. And there's no appeal.
In a lot of the cases on the show, what happens is this: A customer says a contractor did a horrible job fixing this or that and produces pictures of something looking bad. The contractor says that either this isn't his work or that this is his work half way through being done, so it's natural it looks bad. Judge Maria Lopez says the contractor is a crook and rules in favor of the customer. Done. Let's not bother with any facts, this looks bad, you look bad, the other guy/woman is crying because of you and that means they're right.
In a lot of the cases on the show, what happens is this: A customer says a contractor did a horrible job fixing this or that and produces pictures of something looking bad. The contractor says that either this isn't his work or that this is his work half way through being done, so it's natural it looks bad. Judge Maria Lopez says the contractor is a crook and rules in favor of the customer. Done. Let's not bother with any facts, this looks bad, you look bad, the other guy/woman is crying because of you and that means they're right.