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Hague Service Convention: A “Closed Universe” of Permissible Service Methods

Urgent CA Process Service

I have an unlawful-detainer packet ready to go and a defendant who has already dodged one server. You would step in as my registered California process server to hand-deliver the d...

Just Served With a Commercial Lawsuit? The First 72 Hours Matter

The summons usually arrives at the worst possible moment. A process server catches you in the parking lot. A deputy hands paperwork to a front-desk employee who has no idea what it...

'Far-Reaching Implications': Hague Service Convention Bans Email Process Service to Chinese Defendants, Seventh Circuit...

"It ... means that many thousands of cases were wrongly decided, and default judgments were wrongly entered," said defendant-appellant counsel Wesley Johnson of Cross-Border Counse...

COA reverses judgment for lack of service

The Court of Appeals of Virginia reversed a civil contempt order due to failure to demonstrate diligent efforts for personal service on an ex-husband residing in India. The post CO...

7th Circ. Revives Chinese IP Defendants' Email Service Case

The Seventh Circuit concluded on Friday that using email to serve Chinese defendants in "Schedule A" trademark cases is improper under the rules of the Hague Service Convention, bu...

Trusted Process Service Firms Help Bridge Justice Gaps for Black Communities

Trusted process service firms connect Black communities to courts. Learn how their services help ensure marginalized residents can participate in civil cases.

How to Defend Against Court Orders and Injunctions

A process server hands your office manager a thick envelope. Inside is a court order telling your company to stop selling a product, freeze an account, hand over records, or keep a...

Court Approves Substituted Service on Ahmad Lawan in APC Primary Dispute

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application allowing court processes to be served on former Senate President, Sen. Ahmad Lawan, through substituted means in a suit cha...

Serving China Just Got Harder: The Hague Ruling Shaking Up Schedule A Cases

In this week's episode, Legal Speak examines a recent federal appeals court decision that could reshape how intellectual property lawsuits are served on defendants in China.