California | Legal Ethics
Legal Question
Law Office Got the Wrong Person
My husband received a letter
addressed to his name and
company from a law office.
Inside was a summons that a
company by a similar name in
another city was being sued. We
quickly figured out
that the law office got the company
name and address wrong on the
outside of the envelope. There is
another company by a similar name
in the same city as the law office
who is actually the defendant, but
for some reason they sent the
summons to my husband. It is a
clear mistake because the address
on the outside (ours) is different
from the one listed on the
summons. We thought this was a
simple fix, but when my husband
called the law office to let them
know, they refused to hear him out
and said there was no way they
could have made a mistake, and
they were not allowed to speak to
the defendant. The plaintiff is
1000miles away from us, anyone
who looks at the document would
know they got the wrong person.
My question is, is there someone
else we can contact (courts?) since
the law office would not hear him
out? Since my husband's name is
not actually listed on the document
(just the envelope) would it matter
if we just ignored it from here?
Thanks!
Share This On:
