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Litigation

Jul. 13, 2009

Failure to Deliver

Firms should know what steps to take when a messenger company mishap prevents documents from making it to the court on time, writes Walter A. Hernandez.

By Walter A. Hernandez

Life happens, even to message service runners. But then what happens to your clients' case? Relatively speaking, none of this should ever take place, but realistically, it's astounding that this does not happen more often.

All of us in the legal profession trust random strangers with our practice every day when we are in a rush. There are usually two types of services that a messenger company provides. One is n...

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