Serving Hard-to-Find Defendants – Motions for Alternate Service
By EsqSocial Corporation 08/05/25
Filing a complaint in a New York court can be easy. But after a plaintiff files that complaint, the plaintiff must serve the defendant with the summons and complaint. Failing to serve the defendant properly may lead the case to be dismissed. For many plaintiffs, attempting to serve the complaint on the defendant is as far as they get. Often, defendants know that if they can make it difficult for the plaintiff to serve the complaint, they have a chance to make the lawsuit go away....
By: Offit Kurman