It does not mention court or have the word summons on the paper. It says it would be in my best interest to call the number on the form to effect the service of a civil action complaint. Are we legally bound to respond to this in Penna.

Is this something that you knew about before you got the paper? Or is this some kind of class action lawsuit?

No I am not involved in a class action suit. I think this has to do with a contractor trying to get money from us that we believe he is not owed. I am wondering if I am legally bound to repond since it does not mention a court or say summons on the paper.

No I am not in a class action suit. I think this has something to do with a contractor trying to get money he is not owed. Are we legally bound to respond to a civil action complaint that does not mention a court date and does not tell us what exactly is going on. Does this have something to do with arbitration and if so do we have to respond.

No your not bound if there is no action being taken. But be forwarned because it sounds like a tactic a collection agency would use. Be sure to keep the document.

Are you going through arbitration to resolve the issue you have with the contractor? Is it binding arbitration?

No I am not involved in a class action suit. I think this has something to do with a contractor trying to get money from us that he is not owed. Is it an arbitration matter? It does not mention court or a court date. Are we legally bound to respond.

We are not in arbitration. What is binding arbitration? We had a contract with him but we never signed it. We discovered he was overbilling us and hired two project managers to help us. They agreed that we were overbilled and told us to stop paying him. HE would not cooperate with the managers so we hired a lawyer who told him we no longer needed his services and that he was to contact our attorney if he wanted to contact us. He ignored this and kept on writing us letters which we ignored. I am wondering if this is just the latest attempt to get money from us.

That is what it sounds like to me. And to answer your question as to binding arbitration. It usually involves a point of impass. At that point the arbitator makes a decision and it it legally binding to both parties. Many times its used in custody battles and in employment contracts. Such as labor unions etc.

Please stop posting the same, or very similar answers, one answer is all you need, I have deleted and cleaned up part of the thread