American Collection Agency Put On Hold In Legal Battle
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A lawsuit against forestry contractors local to Arrow Lakes, that was filed by an American collection agency has been temporarily put on hold by a Delaware judge. On January 20 a hearing was held in a U.S. court with PricewaterhouseCooper legal counsel attending via telephone conference.
Contractors raised concerns with the judge who agreed that something should be done. The orders that are being entered did not affect any of the Canadian entities, or at least they should not. The case was pretty much put on hold while mediators and lawyers tried to determine the best possible route for the lawsuit.
A spokeswoman for the contractors says that she caught wind of the lawsuit by mail, much like a lot of others in the area. She claims that she has lined up her defense in case the proceedings continue, but she believes that the lawsuit is simply a last-ditch plot to get cash.
The Minnesota-based legal collection company asked the contractors business, Summit Lake Services for $19,000 for work finished three months before Pope and Talbots collapse. Another local contractor, Reg Gustafson of Cougar Valley Ventures seems to also believe that this is a ploy for money. Indignant about being asked to return $41,000, Gustafson claims that they will have to put him in jail before he pays up. He says that although he took the legal papers very seriously when they were first served, he now has been able to put the situation into context.
He claims that he will continue to take it very seriously, but he will make it a point to say no. Crystal Larder of Mountain Meadow Contracting owns a business that has been asked to repay $49,000. She hasn't put up any defenses yet, but even if the local contractors were to be tried in court, it must be in Canada.
Contractors raised concerns with the judge who agreed that something should be done. The orders that are being entered did not affect any of the Canadian entities, or at least they should not. The case was pretty much put on hold while mediators and lawyers tried to determine the best possible route for the lawsuit.
A spokeswoman for the contractors says that she caught wind of the lawsuit by mail, much like a lot of others in the area. She claims that she has lined up her defense in case the proceedings continue, but she believes that the lawsuit is simply a last-ditch plot to get cash.
The Minnesota-based legal collection company asked the contractors business, Summit Lake Services for $19,000 for work finished three months before Pope and Talbots collapse. Another local contractor, Reg Gustafson of Cougar Valley Ventures seems to also believe that this is a ploy for money. Indignant about being asked to return $41,000, Gustafson claims that they will have to put him in jail before he pays up. He says that although he took the legal papers very seriously when they were first served, he now has been able to put the situation into context.
He claims that he will continue to take it very seriously, but he will make it a point to say no. Crystal Larder of Mountain Meadow Contracting owns a business that has been asked to repay $49,000. She hasn't put up any defenses yet, but even if the local contractors were to be tried in court, it must be in Canada.
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