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P.J. D'Annunzio
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Dodging Attempt Doesn't Invalidate Service, 3rd Circ. Told
Litigation Shareholder Alex Brown recently presented oral argument to the Third Circuit in Philadelphia, urging the Court to reverse a trial court order that allowed the defendant to purposefully avoid service. Alex represents a consulting firm who sued a Tennessee construction company after it failed to pay for hundreds of thousands of dollars in work. He argued that the Third Circuit should adopt a legal standard that focuses on the practicalities of service and does not reward defendants who purposefully attempt to dodge the Court’s jurisdiction.
