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Body Attachments for Contempt of Court in Indiana, Some Welcome Changes
For years, Indiana has been a center for injustice regarding the issuance of body attachments for unpaid civil judgments. A body attachment is basically an arrest. Technically, it is not for failure to pay the judgment, rather, it is for contempt of court for failing to attend a proceeding supplemental to judgment to give information […]
Lenovo Flex-14 screen flickeringI
Late last year my main Lenovo laptop had to go in the shop. To get me by while it was out of service I bought a smaller, lighter, cheaper computer, a Lenovo Flex-14 “2 in 1”. It was under $550, and I’ve generally been happy with it, but it has an occasional screen flickering. The […]
When it’s a Judgment, it’s not a Zombie Debt
Years ago I wrote a blog post about Zombie debts. A Zombie Debt is created when a debt isn’t collected on in court for over 5 years. Once this 5 year period is up, a debt collector can’t sue you in court to collect upon it. They can’t even threaten to sue you. These would […]
Chapter 5 Bankruptcy may be just the lifeline that troubled small businesses need.
Since I don’t practice bankruptcy law, I am just now learning about the new Chapter 5 bankruptcy provision that went into effect February 2020. Subchapter 5 is intended to be a simplified and less-costly alternative to a Chapter 11 reorganization. Chapter 5 is much like a Chapter 11, but there is no creditors committee. Effectively, […]
Fears of “Death Trains” may support surprisingly robust COVID-19 car sales
There is speculaton that at least in some areas new and used car sales may be surprisingly robust even with business shutdowns and high unemployment due to the corona virus. I totally get why people might get concerned commuting by train or bus before there is a vaccination for COVID-19. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/05/death-train-vs-safe-car-sales-hypothesis-gains-new-evidence/
CARES ACT – suspends 10% penalty on retirement account withdrawals up to $100,000
The CARES Act, which was adopted in response to the Corona Virus/Covid-19 crises includes some important provisions regarding your protected retirement accounts. Most people can withdraw up to $100,000 from the accounts without a penalty, and with an extended time to pay taxes that are due on the money. This should come in handy for […]
You can’t run a national economy with half of your workers stuck at home and not producing – OR CAN YOU?
Here we are about a month into the recognized part of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, and we are looking at at least a month and a half of “social distancing”, and ironically, the more successful we are at social distancing, the longer the economic disruptions will last before there is “herd immunity.” […]
Nextgear, Automotive Finance Corporation and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Attorney Keith Hagan and I have been defending dealers from suits by Nextgear for over two years. Nextgear has been filing about 1,000 suits per year in Hamilton County, Indiana, and that’s in good economic times. Automotive Finance Corporation (AFC) has been filing quite a few less than Nextgear in Marion County, Indiana. We have […]
Are you an Indiana owner of a “bricked” Flywheel bike?
News outlets reported hat Flywheel apparently settled a patent dispute with Peloton eyeing to swap Flywheel by “bricking” all the at-home Flywheel bikes. According to news reports, Peloton is offering to swap a Flywheel bike for a refurbished one. Buyers of Flywheel bikes who bought them new need to know that their bikes had an […]
Skype Unauthorized Charges
I have repeatedly had problems with Skype imposing unauthorized charges on my credit card. Once you sign up for anything with Skype it is crazily difficult to cancel and make it stick. It is worse than the old America Online. I googled “Skype” plus “Unauthorized charges” and it came up with 121,000 hits. Skype is […]
