U.S. Case Samples

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U.S. Case Samples

Derish Associates offers over fifty years of combined experience serving attorneys, businesses and individuals from due diligence to litigation support to judgment preservation and collection. Below are investigations conducted by our investigators over the years with more stories to come.

STORIES INCLUDED

Identify Theft & Bankruptcy Fraud
-- a ring exposed

The Vain Defendant
-- serving an ego

To Settle or
Not to Settle
-- policy limits fall short

Impeachable Evidence
-- how to catch a liar

Identity Theft Bankruptcy Fraud

An identify theft victim was informed at a department store
that her credit card was canceled due to her own bankruptcy.
She had’t filed bankruptcy. After pulling her credit she learned
someone had stolen her identity two years ago. There were at least two home loans in her file and they were now in default.
Her good credit was in jeopardy! A detailed fraud investigation uncovered as many as six loans on each of three homes; two
other victims; and three culprits including a licensed mortgage broker, notary public, and title officer. Armed with our report,
the victim attended the bankruptcy creditor’s meeting and the judge expunged the entire action. In addition, the F.B.I. used
our report to help build their criminal case against the culprits.¤

The Vain Defendant

A multi-million dollar fraud defendant had successfully evaded process servers for six months. His 3,000 square foot home
always appeared unoccupied. He was avoiding service of deposition subpoena at all costs. That’s when we were brought in. Our investigation discovered the defendant’s weakness: Vanity. He had a weekly ritual of having his Rolls Royce detailed in his garage. Our investigator joined the detailer to the scheduled
visit. After showing off his Rolls Royce and instructing on areas
for special detailing, he accepted service without incident.¤

To Settle or Not To Settle

After running over a young boy in a school crosswalk and causing close to $200,000 in reconstruction knee surgeries, the adverse driver offered to settle for the policy limit of $100,000. The plaintiff’s attorney contacted this office to determine whether
this was a reasonable settlement. An in-depth investigation discovered equity in the subject’s personal residence as well as
an unknown business. The defendant’s husband was the founder and substantial shareholder in a $10,000,000 food exporter business. The attorney was able to take this valuable information back to the negotiating table.¤

Impeachable Evidence

Claiming an inability to run his “successful” electronics business due to physical and emotional trauma caused by an auto accident, this 25 year old plaintiff was asking for close to $300,000 in damages. The attorneys wanted impeachable evidence in order
to confront the plaintiff at trial. Our investigation uncovered a violent history with his mother; defaulted open book accounts;
an unlawful detainer action; and a federal court action for manufacturing and distributing pirate cable television descrambling devices -- all prior to the accident. In addition,
we provided the plaintiff’s newly formed and active business.¤