by Andriessen & Associates | Jan 3, 2023 | Our Take on Things, Small Claims Court
Our firm has a fantastic Licensed Paralegal, Murray Brown, who handles all of our Small Claims matters and we have a lot of them. As we look back on the Court controlled pace of litigation in the firm in 2022, it’s very obvious that the Small Claims Court is the...
by Andriessen & Associates | Dec 4, 2018 | Litigation, Our Take on Things, Small Claims Court
It always surprised me when a debtor would contact our offices after we garnished their wages, or their bank account. I never understood why they would ignore the claim that we served. Did they think we were kidding? We are a law firm, we don’t believe in jokes. ...
by Andriessen & Associates | Nov 20, 2018 | Litigation, Our Take on Things, Small Claims Court
Our firm recently dealt with a Small Claims Court matter where our client was sued for alleged damages, which the amount sought was an amount that was not supported by the other party’s evidence. Over time, the claim was amended, the amount increased, but was still...
by Andriessen & Associates | Oct 23, 2018 | Litigation, Our Take on Things, Small Claims Court
When you are owed money for your services or products, how long do you wait until you sue a customer who doesn’t pay? Did you know that you only have two years from the date that you are owed your money to do so, and if you don’t, you’re out of luck? The Limitations...
by Andriessen & Associates | Oct 2, 2018 | Litigation, Our Take on Things, Small Claims Court
No, the Blog title does not mean you need to take extra care scrubbing your hands before going to Court, though we do recommend Hand Sanitizer after going through Court Security. This is about the legal concept of “Clean Hands”. When I took my first...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jul 3, 2018 | Litigation, Small Claims Court
It is very frustrating when you are dealing with a legal representative who does not follow their client’s instructions, which then results in additional costs to the other parties, not to mention the amount of time wasted when it could have been spent elsewhere. When...
