De Lage Landen Financial Services
DeLage Landen Financial Services, Inc. (DLL) is currently involved in several lawsuits filed in the courts of Chester County, Pennsylvania. If you are the victim of one of these DeLage Landen lawsuits, there are a few things to keep in mind regarding DeLage Landen’s business practices and how they relate to the lawsuits that are being filed.
DLL is a “lease financing” company based in Wayne, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Typically in a lease financing arrangement, the lessee, typically a small business or non-profit organization, contacts a local vendor to lease equipment, be it an office copier or medical equipment, and then the supplier shows the lessee the equipment and describes its characteristics. When the lessee decides that they are interested in purchasing the equipment, the supplier uses the lessee’s credit score and credit rating to obtain financing, in this case from DeLage Landen Financial Services. This is not “financing” in the strictest sense of the word, as DLL actually buys the equipment and immediately rents it to the lessee. The problem is that many times the tenant does not realize that he is not dealing only with the provider. In fact, DLL may use the assumed name of a different financing company which may be very similar to the provider and the DLL name does not appear anywhere on the tenant signed lease documents., It is actually quite common in the leasing industry.
When DLL sues a business or non-profit organization for non-payment, this may be the first time they find out that your contract is with DLL. Many of the companies sued by DLL are not based in the state of Pennsylvania, have never done business in Pennsylvania, and have never transacted with an entity in Pennsylvania. They are surprised to learn that they can be sued in Chester Common Cause Court, usually because of the “floating jurisdiction clause” that typically appears in the lease. While these provisions have been routinely endorsed by Chester County Common Pleas Court judges, it is possible, depending on the lease, that the case will be dismissed by the Pennsylvania courts.
Demands DeLage Landen Financial Services The files in the Chester County Common Pleadings Court are generally based on Breach of Contract, Conversion, Replevin, also known as claim and surrender, a way in which a person or company recovers illegally held property from their possession and other miscellaneous claims . If you have been sued by DeLage Landen Financial Services, Inc. in the Chester County Common Pleas Court, it is important that you speak with an attorney experienced in defending these claims. The leases used by DeLage Landen Financial Services, Inc. are generally structured in such a way that they are favorable to DLL; there are still viable defenses that can be used, including claims against the vendor who helped structure the transaction.
If you are involved in a lawsuit brought by DeLage Landon Financial Services, Inc., contact a competent Chester County attorney to discuss the facts of your case and prepare a defense against the claims you face.