I was involved in a serious car accident 3 years ago in which the Defendent rear-ended me and caused serious injury to me as well as a 4 car pileup. The Defendent was found at fault by the court previously.
I recently attended an Arbitration Hearing at which I was awarded 450K due to negligence on the part of the Defendent. The Defendent is appealing.
I have had cervical spine surgery with 2 more to come and can no longer work due to the accident. I am mid 40's and live on disability now.
We investigated the Defendent last year and found; although he is retired, he owns 5 properties (some of which are rentals and one an used beachfront commercial property). He demonstrates sharp and shrewd business skills in his dealings with his assets. Two weeks after the accident, he took a large loan from one of the properties (showing his intent is to protect his assets).
My question is: I need to know is there any legal means by which to place a lien or freeze on his assets prior to the final judgement. It is obvious he's going to use the time of the appeal process to hide his assets and make it difficult for me to recover any award due me. He is an American citizen; however, from India originally and there is belief he will send his assets to India to hide them.
How legally, can I protect myself to be able to recover the monies the court awards me at trial? I am told it could be 4 more months before a trial.
If he sells properties or moves monetary assets (within or out of the US) prior to the judgement; what are my chances of finding and collecting them? Is there a legal means to stop him from doing any of these actions?
Please advise~thanks
I recently attended an Arbitration Hearing at which I was awarded 450K due to negligence on the part of the Defendent. The Defendent is appealing.
I have had cervical spine surgery with 2 more to come and can no longer work due to the accident. I am mid 40's and live on disability now.
We investigated the Defendent last year and found; although he is retired, he owns 5 properties (some of which are rentals and one an used beachfront commercial property). He demonstrates sharp and shrewd business skills in his dealings with his assets. Two weeks after the accident, he took a large loan from one of the properties (showing his intent is to protect his assets).
My question is: I need to know is there any legal means by which to place a lien or freeze on his assets prior to the final judgement. It is obvious he's going to use the time of the appeal process to hide his assets and make it difficult for me to recover any award due me. He is an American citizen; however, from India originally and there is belief he will send his assets to India to hide them.
How legally, can I protect myself to be able to recover the monies the court awards me at trial? I am told it could be 4 more months before a trial.
If he sells properties or moves monetary assets (within or out of the US) prior to the judgement; what are my chances of finding and collecting them? Is there a legal means to stop him from doing any of these actions?
Please advise~thanks
