Bankruptcy triggers the automatic stay – a command, not a suggestion, that collection activity cease. This is common knowledge, but every once in a while a case comes along that merits sharing as a reminder of what happens when lenders ignore the Bankruptcy Code. In May 2018, Jenny Lynn Edwards bought a 2003 Harley-Davidson from B&E Transport
BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. (KMOV.com) — Sheila Jackson said a tow truck driver left dents and divots in her yard after using it as a driveway while trying to repossess her neighbor’s car. She said she was furious when she saw the driver on her yard. “Well you didn’t knock on my door and ask me
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) announced today (11/15) that Christy George has been named as its new Executive Director. When Ms. George takes over on November 18, 2019, she will be the first female executive director, not serving in an interim capacity, to supervise the Commission Staff and oversee management of the agency’s budget. Presently,
ILL NUMBER: S4019A SPONSOR: THOMAS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law and the personal property law, in relation to early termination of motor vehicle lease contracts PURPOSE: This bill would prohibit companies from charging early termination fees on motor vehicle lease contracts if a customer has deceased before
PHOENIX (ABC15) — Your car is towed, but now what happens if you need something out of it? It turns out an existing law on the books may not protect you. Joe Castro contacted Let Joe Know when his car was repossessed. He said all he wanted to do was get his personal items out
REYNOLDSVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ)– A Jefferson county man faces charges after firing a gun during a vehicle repossession. 29-year-old Brandon Huffman of Reynoldsville is charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault. According to the criminal complaint, on Halloween, two men with a towing company went to repossess Huffman’s vehicle from his house. Police say
A 73-year-old Brook Park man, carrying a semiautomatic handgun, confronted a man repossessing his son’s Jeep because he thought the repo driver was stealing the vehicle. It happened at about 6:40 a.m. Oct. 18. The repo driver said the resident pointed the handgun at him and started screaming. The repo driver told the man he
Police say a Union man displayed a tomahawk in a threatening manner while trying to prevent his car from being repossessed. Daniel J. Jones, 31, was charged Oct. 29 in Franklin County Associate Circuit Court with one count of unlawful use of a weapon, exhibiting. The charge is a Class E felony. The charge stems
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio Police went to Days Inn at 12:37 a.m. Oct. 23 for a disturbance. The caller told the officer that he was at the hotel to repossess a car in the parking lot. While trying to hook the car to the tow truck, however, the repo man said the car’s owner approached him
For allegedly brandishing a knife and making threats toward two tow truck drivers, a La Plata woman was arrested Oct. 24. According to the statement of charges, police responded to a Home Place residence in La Plata for a reported disorderly subject with a knife around 1:55 a.m. Once there, Officer Conner of the Charles
