JILLIAN MALONE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED

vs.

WESTLANE FINANCING, INC., AUGUSTA MOTORS, INC., JAMES LOWRY, NERZ LAW, P.C., C. WARREN NERZ, and KRISTIN E. NERZ

SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT - CAUSE NO. 49D05-1708-CT-030047, STATE OF INDIANA, COUNTY OF MARION, MARION COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

CASE OVERVIEW

Description of the Lawsuit


This lawsuit claims that Augusta Motors, Inc. and Westlane Financing, Inc., along with their attorneys—C. Warren Nerz, Kristin Kresge, and Nerz Law P.C—and owner—James Lowry—violated Indiana commercial laws after Westlane Financing, Inc. repossessed vehicles from Indiana consumers who had defaulted on their loans. Specifically, the lawsuit claims that Westlane Financing, Inc. did not conduct a commercially reasonable sale of the repossessed vehicles and sought to collect—through small claims lawsuits against consumers—moneys they were not entitled to collect.


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