Did your customer flee the U.S. in the hopes of leaving you with no way to collect their debt? Or, have you done business with an overseas customer and need to start legal action to collect? The Hague Convention might be better known for helping to repatriate missing or abducted
The font size used in your company’s underlying agreements with other businesses can directly impact the success of your debt collection case. But what happens if the font size you use in your contract is a bit too small? Well, if all goes well and your customers pay, you should
You may not have a place of business in New York — or even the U.S. — to bring a debt collection case in New York state. But if you do, like any creditor, you need to submit testimony via an affidavit. Affidavits are sworn statements signed before a notary
Justice can be slow. Debt collection litigation, especially in New York, can take time. When it comes to the delay in New York debt collection litigation cases, people are quick to point fingers. Some blame the governor, who slashed the budget and cut the number of administrative personnel in the
Whether directly or indirectly, action or nonaction can increase the likelihood of nonpayment by your clients and customers. We can identify, sometimes in hindsight, what could have been done to prevent loss. Looking back to events leading up to the recession of 2008, we know and should have known that
In New York, civil action for unpaid wages is considered a debt collection claim. Unpaid wages are considered a “breach of contract,” as the employee fulfilled their terms of employment but the employer breached the “contract” by failing to pay the employee as agreed. You do not need to have
The manner in which you execute an affidavit to support your debt collection case will impact whether the court admits it as evidence. Here are some tips to ensure you properly execute an affidavit to support your New York debt collection case. New York creditors who sign affidavits before a
Thought you let enough time pass to avoid a debt collection counterclaim in your lawsuit? Think again. Every case has a shelf-life — known as the statute of limitations — the time in which you can bring a case to court. The type of case you file will determine the
Ms. Jocelyn Nager, the managing partner of Frank, Frank, Goldstein & Nager P.C., a New York law firm devoted to the collection of bad debt, has been named “Super Lawyer” for the fourth consecutive year. Super Lawyers is a rating service that features outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice
Sometimes it pays not to be a New Yorker. A recent change to New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules will benefit non-New York residents. The new law allows a party to obtain a judgment by confession, allowing the other party to admit they’re indebted for a sum of money