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In the state of Florida, parties to lawsuits must receive notification of the suit, and this notification is called “service.” Depending upon the nature of the suit, service may be valid when completed through the mail. However, there are certain types of actions that must be handled personally by an individual who hands the documentation to the party to the lawsuit, thereby “serving” the individual with notice. This action is a “service” or “process service.” What happens when the party

Although it’s very difficult to sue a process server, a recent case in California where 16 residents in the San Francisco area sued a process service company in Alameda shows that there is a problem in the industry. The lawsuits claim that the process servers lied about actually serving the paperwork to individuals. The company’s records are being reviewed, and early indications are that there are many other violations. Because the California process service system is virtually unregulated, it leaves

Process serving is quite often a trying experience, even when dealing with the everyday average citizen. But in some cases the act of serving court papers is complicated by the fact that the person being served is a high-profile actor, politician, or media personality. In other words, they are a celebrity. The Barrier Crowd Not only are celebrities difficult to locate, they are often protected by a barrier of personal sentinels, people whose sole job is to screen out who

Can process servers use social media networking sites such as Facebook to serve individuals? The answer is yes, in some countries. The real question for the United States becomes not if, but when, US courts will sanction it. Using The Facebook Wall In Other Countries Although this method has not been tested yet in the courts in the United States, it has been effectively employed in other countries such as New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and most recently in