An individual is served if the papers are delivered to somebody of adult age in the household that’s their last known address. The idea behind service is that it shouldn’t be a game to see if a person needs to place the papers directly into the hands of the defendant. The real question is: will […]
A Ponzi scheme is a criminal activity where someone who’s involved in buying and selling investments collects money promising an enormous return and then pays the first people in with the money that the last people invested. The scheme ultimately collapses because there is no real investment and the returns that are being promised are […]
In the absence of a good defense, a person who signs a document will be bound by its terms. This is true even if the person felt they didn’t have the time to read the document or didn’t understand what the document meant. Defenses include, duress, fraud and mutual mistake, although these defenses seldom succeed […]
This troubling story has become a nationwide problem, as more lenders are refusing to consummate their foreclosures of defaulted residential loans. At this point, unless you are willing to be a test case in litigation, there is very little you can do. An aggressive litigating attorney may argue that the bank has caused you to […]
