- Jurisdiction
- Texas
I was sued while I had an S Corp for a project we completed in 2010. In 2012 I received a lawsuit for 40k on an original contract amount of $17,200. No complaints were made prior to the suit. We spent nearly twice as many hours on the project than was contracted. I had a lawyer working on the case responding to discovery. By the way, I was named personally as well as the business.
Time went by and I was out of work for over six months and I stopped responding and couldn't pay my layer. Later in January 2016 there was a hearing where a default judgement was made for $222,000!!! I realize it's my fault for sticking my head in the sand, but really? $180,000 more??
It's been over 6 months now and a couple lawyers said I have no options to appeal or vacate. There has gott to be some options here! All the lawyers have said the whole cases is bs but I only have a bankruptcy option and they can still fight that. I about to hire a lawyer to try to settled for something close to the original contract amount. But I'm not sure they will. I'm not satisfied with no appeal/vacate options. Anyone have any advice? I realize I screwed up by not responding to the hearing request, but there has to be something as this is ludicrous!
Time went by and I was out of work for over six months and I stopped responding and couldn't pay my layer. Later in January 2016 there was a hearing where a default judgement was made for $222,000!!! I realize it's my fault for sticking my head in the sand, but really? $180,000 more??
It's been over 6 months now and a couple lawyers said I have no options to appeal or vacate. There has gott to be some options here! All the lawyers have said the whole cases is bs but I only have a bankruptcy option and they can still fight that. I about to hire a lawyer to try to settled for something close to the original contract amount. But I'm not sure they will. I'm not satisfied with no appeal/vacate options. Anyone have any advice? I realize I screwed up by not responding to the hearing request, but there has to be something as this is ludicrous!