A routine part of debt collection often involves an attorney filing a writ of garnishment with a court seeking to have a debtor’s wages withheld to pay an outstanding debt. However, if the attorney does not perform his or her due diligence in determining the true identity of the debtor, then the attorney may face a lawsuit. Writ of Garnishment Wrongly Lists Plaintiff as Debtor A Utah District Judge recently granted a plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment arising out […]