Michigan Collection Services Firm Describes Different Types of Defendants

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. - March 11, 2026 - PRLog -- Have you decided to a file a lawsuit against your debtor?

Do you know who counts as a defendant in your case?

When you file a lawsuit, include as defendants all people who may be responsible for paying a debt. It's best to add all defendants at the beginning of a lawsuit, right when things get going, so that you can get them all served with copies of the lawsuit and reduce the chances for the litigation to drag it out. Among those defendants that should be named are:

• Guarantors: All personal guarantors or co-sureties liable as a matter of contract.
• Successor companies: Companies that have taken over the operations of your debtor, with no significant changes in ownership, capitalization (investment), or other aspects of the business (such as location, phone number, or inventory). For example, your debtor is Sam's Bike Shop, since renamed as Sam & Sally's Bike Shop but remaining under the same ownership.
• Issuers of bad checks: Persons or companies that have written checks for payments to you that have failed to clear the bank.
• Individuals who are liable as a matter of law: For example, your state may have a law that holds individuals or companies responsible for certain types of building contract violations, such as taking money from homeowners but not paying suppliers and subcontractors with that money.
• The principal to a contract: Sometimes the person who signs the contract is an authorized agent or employee, and not the person who's ultimately responsible for payment under the contract. If the principal is undisclosed, you should go ahead and name the agent.
• Beneficiaries of fraud: If the debtor has transferred property or other assets out of his own name to try to hide the assets from creditors, your state's fraudulent conveyance laws may allow you to sue the recipient of the property.

Read the full article on the Muller Law Firm website: https://www.mullerfirm.com/learnmore/michigan-collection-services-sue-all-parties

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