Litigation

Court Ruling Takes the Teeth out of the CFPB?

July 2, 2024 Editor

Court Ruling Takes the Teeth out of the CFPB? Huge Supreme Court Ruling –...

Repo Agent Murdered in Ohio

August 4, 2023 Editor

Repo Agent Murdered in Ohio Dayton, OH – August 3, 2023 – July was...

Anatomy of a Repossession Death

December 11, 2022 Editor

Important teaching points for all agents, agency owners and lenders Back in May of...

Webinar – Wrongful Repossession Litigation in the Great Lakes States

May 12, 2022 Editor

Wrongful Repossession Litigation in the Great Lakes States: Compliance and Defenses Thursday, May 19,...

Repo company sues insurance broker

March 27, 2022 Editor

Claimed seven counts against broker Rhode Island Recovery and Transport thought they had added...

Wrongful Repossession Lawsuit Filed Against TitleMax

June 25, 2021 Editor

Fresno, CA – 25 June 2021 – On May 27th,  Evelyn Jaramillo filed a complaint against...

Changing the Perception of the “Repo Man”

April 20, 2021 Editor

“Words create pictures in the mind, and the markings on the side of a...

Delinquency Tolerance and the Risk of Wrongful Repossession

April 17, 2021 Editor

Every day, collectors draw lines in the sand with delinquency and how much will...

Join ARA’s Webinar and Take A Deep Dive into Different Recovery Litigation Perspectives

April 2, 2021 Editor

Wednesday, April 7th1:00 p.m. CST The recovery industry has faced obstacle after obstacle during...

Clients Bear Some Risk of Breach of Peace From Repossessions During a State of Emergency

June 2, 2020 Editor

GUEST EDITORIAL As I have been saying since the last week of March (2020),...

The Vulture Brief – Lawyers Using Shelter in Place as an Additional Breach of Peace

May 26, 2020 Editor

Risk Emerging in Repossessions from the Gray Area of the “Essential Worker” Definition EDITORIAL...

Predatory Litigation Nationwide

May 6, 2020 Editor

GUEST EDITORIAL 1 May, 2020 – Many would say – “Repossessing Ain’t Easy” and...

Repossession Obsession – Questions Consumers, Legislators and Lawyers May Want to Start Asking

April 23, 2020 Editor

~ “They are always a little smarter when they get back” – My old...

Wisconsin Senate Passes Repossession Liability Limits Bill

February 24, 2020 Royal Ellsworth

Bill Pending Governors Signature to Become LawOn February 20th, the Wisconsin State Senate approved...

RSIG – Remove the Liability Before Removing the Vehicle

October 9, 2019 Editor

GUEST EDITORIAL Issue: Client has issued new policy explaining debtor redemption from an auction...

It’s 10 P.M. Do You Know What Your Repossession Agents Are Doing?

June 25, 2019 Editor

GUEST EDITORIAL Do you truly know what the repossession agents you’ve assigned to repossess...

California Politicians Trying to Kill LPR for the Repossession Industry, AGAIN!

June 2, 2019 Editor

Bill Would Require Plate Photos Redacted and Data “Anonymized” Sacramento, CA – A sneaky...

7th Circuit Rules FDCPA Does Not Apply to Property Fees on Repossessions

November 27, 2018 Editor

26 November 2018 – On the 31st of October, the United States Court of...

Location Services, LLC Pays DRN $325,000 After Federal Court Rules in DRN’s Favor

November 15, 2018 Editor

Rather than go to trial on the issue of damages, Location Services and DRN...

Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Digital Recognition Network (DRN)

October 12, 2018 Editor

Court finds that Location Services “willfully and intentionally” interfered with DRN’s contract with DigitalDog...

Allied Finance Adjusters Mid-Year Meeting – Time is Running Out!

October 3, 2018 Editor

October 23-25 Golden Nugget Resort & Casino Las Vegas, NV Have you signed up...

Disabled Man Dragged from Car During Repossession by Police

September 6, 2018 Editor

Atlanta, GA – 5 September 2018 – WSB-TV Atlanta obtained police body camera video...