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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your writing is unclear.

[b]What is the issue with the address? Why did they go to the wrong address at first? Did you give the wrong address? if so, that's on you.[/b]

Not attaching the complaint was their mistake. I would recommend you strike associated costs from the bill.[/quote]

I gave them the correct address. The defendant had a change of address about six months before the lawsuit was filed. I flagged the change of address to the attorney and paralegal. [/quote]

This still doesn't make any sense.  You claim you gave them the correct address, but then suggest that they relied on the address you gave them (as opposed to looking it up with the Secretary of State) and service was made at the wrong address.  Which is it?  [/quote]

I think what OP is saying is something like this.  Dispute arose several months ago at which point OP contacted a lawyer, had a consult or whatever and during the intake probably gave information about the opposing party including their address.  The parties and their lawyers discussed, couldn't reach a resolution so OP decided to sue several months later.  By this point, the other party had moved and then OP updated the lawyer with the new address but the lawyer did not update their files with the new address and therefore served the party at the old address.[/quote]

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