How to Answer a Lawsuit

November 29, 2012
Integrated General Counsel

The answer to how to answer a lawsuit may not be at the top of your mind until one day when you're minding your store as the owner of your business and someone you've never seen before walks in and hands you and envelope saying,  "You've been served.” You open the envelope and see a summons and a complaint with your company’s name in the spot for “defendant.” You have been sued. Now what? Now you have to find out how Read More

Use a Prejudgment Writ of Attachment to Enforce Your Contract

September 10, 2012
Integrated General Counsel

What is a prejudgment writ of attachment anyway?  Well, what if right at the beginning of a lawsuit you could have the sheriff take assets from the other party to the contract in an amount that would satisfy a judgment on a breach of contract claim? Well, in in some circumstances and for certain types of lawsuits, you actually can do that. That is the purpose of a a prejudgment writ of attachment. The benefits to Read More

Arbitration: How Does It Work?

April 27, 2011
Integrated General Counsel

Arbitration can be an alternative for your business to filing a lawsuit in court and ultimately going to trial. You are probably wondering what that means, so read on... Usually, you will agree to arbitrate in advance in your contract as the method which any dispute would be resolved. You may want to check you contracts and see if they have these provisions that will guide you should you find your self in the Read More