Practice Area

Registered Agent Dispute

Texas State Court · Federal Court

Situation — How This Comes Up

My business received a default judgment because our registered agent never forwarded the lawsuit papers.

What You Need to Know First

A registered agent’s failure to forward service of process can be the basis for vacating a default judgment — and a malpractice claim against the agent. Time is critical in both.

Full Analysis

Registered agent failures that result in default judgments may support Rule 60(b) relief in federal court or analogous Texas procedural remedies in state court. The analysis turns on whether the agent’s failure was the proximate cause of the default.

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