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Skip Tracing and Negotiation Resolve an Auto Repair Dispute

Corporate searches, asset tracing and direct negotiations helped an insurer resolve an auto repair dispute through a paid lump sum settlement.

Small ClaimsInsurance RecoverySkip TracingNegotiated Settlement

The situation

An insurance company engaged Precision Paralegal Services to pursue several businesses and an individual connected to an auto repair dispute.

Our approach

We ran corporate searches to confirm the correct legal entities, filed and served the claim, and obtained default judgment when the defendants did not respond in time.

To identify recoverable assets, our team conducted bank and employment skip tracing and a property search, engaged a private investigator for an asset search, and filed a writ of enforcement.

When the individual defendant contacted us directly, we negotiated a lump sum settlement over several months. Once the settlement payment was received in full, we arranged for the writ to be withdrawn and confirmed with the credit bureau that the judgment had been satisfied.

The outcome

Funds were recovered through a negotiated lump sum settlement, paid in full. The writ was withdrawn and the judgment was confirmed satisfied.

What this case illustrates

Asset tracing and negotiation can work together. In this matter, continued investigation and direct engagement with the debtor led to a paid settlement and a fully resolved file.

This anonymized summary omits identifying details to protect confidentiality. It describes one matter, not a guarantee of a similar outcome. Every matter depends on its facts and applicable law. This is general information, not legal advice.

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