Does the U.S. partner have the money and manager for this project?

Wealth is not project funding

Property, another company’s money and conditional borrowing may contribute to reported wealth without being available for this operation. Establish the amount accessible and allocated, its release dates and any restrictions.

Keep private bank, identity and customer documents in an appropriately authorised secure process, not this educational site. Use a dated confirmation of what was checked and its limits rather than collecting more sensitive files.

A successful candidate may still lack the promised manager

Ask whether the named manager can actually leave other responsibilities, make the necessary decisions and perform comparable work. References should address relevant delivery, not stand in for proof of funding or availability.

If project funding or management cover is unverified, investigate further, narrow the proposed rights, test a limited pilot or pause. Choose the commitment from the actual evidence and contradictory information, not the candidate’s overall reputation.

A clear search is not a character certificate

PACER’s Case Locator covers federal district, appellate and bankruptcy cases. It does not cover every state/local, administrative, arbitral or foreign dispute. A clean result is not proof there are none; a complaint contains allegations, not an established finding.

When relevant, establish the system and names searched, date and actual procedural outcome. The linked federal-court guide covers that narrower task.

Sources: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: PACER Case Locator