Debt recovery is one of the most challenging things to achieve during a case. Even when the court successfully rules in your favor, you are not guaranteed timely payment of either a Massachusetts judgment or a foreign judgment. Debtors can come up with a variety of...
Businesses work extensively on credit, but every now and then, there are disputes concerning the payments of debts. The Massachusetts Mechanic’s Lien Statute is a law that helps safeguard contractors’ and suppliers’ “investment” in a construction project’s...
Routine business operations have changed as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect Massachusetts. The country has seen a financial collapse that may impact how you can pursue delinquent debts. Unlike others who are waiting until everything returns to “normal” we...
Despite its name, a foreign judgment doesn’t have to be a judgment entered in a different country. It can also refer to a judgment entered in a different state. A Foreign Judgment from a Foreign Country M.G.L. c. 235 Section 23A governs foreign judgments issued...
The instrument of mechanic’s liens is a statutory provision recognized and discussed in the Massachusetts Legislature General Laws’ (M.G.L.) chapter 254. The instrument itself is a legal petition that allows contractors, subcontractors, workers, and other service...
Bad debt collection can be a tedious and overwhelming task for creditors. It might be easy to say that a debtor will pay at a later date, but it usually never happens. Hiring a debt collection attorney who knows the debt collection process in Massachusetts can help...
There may be times when a mortgage lender might not be able to fully recover debts after a real estate property or asset is sold. When the sale proceeds are not sufficient to repay the loans, a deficiency may occur. A mortgage lender may file an additional lawsuit...
Bad debts can create a host of problems for individuals and businesses. After a number of unanswered phone calls and when doors of communication start to get shut, you can call a Litigation Attorney or a Collection Attorney who litigates for your bad debt recovery and...
Massachusetts – A tech company had provided code to one of its customers who then chose to keep the code and not pay. Frustrated, the tech company hired us to collect the $50,000.00 receivable. We immediately filed suit. Eventually, the defendant defaulted, and we...
The remedy called reach and apply injunctions is often used by creditors to ensure their debtors are required by the law to pay them back even when they show their bank balance is nowhere near the amount they owe. Therefore, reach and apply injunctions make for a...