How can a company obtain a judgment against a company that is located in another state?
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How can a company obtain a judgment against a company that is located in another state?
My company is in CA. How can I obtain a judgment against an out of state company for $90,000.
Asked on March 4, 2019 under Business Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
You sue them.
The issue, of course, is where you sue them. If they entered into a contract specifically with you, you can sue them in your state: contracting with a CA company is enough of a contact to sue them in CA.
If they have a CA office or staff who work in CA, you can likely sue them in CA, too--that is likely enough of a CA contact for CA courts to exercise power or jurisdiction.
If the thing they did giving rise to the lawsuit occured in CA--like them providing a temp worker or tech at your location, whose actions led to your claim--you should again be able to sue in CA.
But if there was no contract, no CA staff or location, and the thing giving rise to the claim did not occur in CA, you would have to sue in their state. You need to be able to show certain minimum CA contacts to sue in CA.
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