Try our Advanced Search for more refined results

Expert Analysis

Slamming The Brake On Traffic Ticket Protections For Debtors

By Raphael Janove ( March 27, 2019, 12:23 PM EDT) -- On March 14, 2019, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued In the Matter of Steenes, ending the gambit of individuals misusing Chapter 13 bankruptcy to ignore the city of Chicago's traffic laws. [1] Authored by Judge Frank Easterbrook, Steenes makes clear that bankruptcy will no longer grant individuals "[i]mmunity" from parking and speeding tickets. [2] Chicago can now collect from "scofflaws" who use Chapter 13 bankruptcy as a shield to run up speeding and parking tickets and avoid the consequences. [3]. . .

Law360 is on it, so you are, too.

A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions.


A Law360 subscription includes features such as

  • Daily newsletters
  • Expert analysis
  • Mobile app
  • Advanced search
  • Judge information
  • Real-time alerts
  • 450K+ searchable archived articles

And more!

Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Related Sections

Law Firms

Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar

This past year, a handful of attorneys secured billions of dollars in settlements and judgments for both classes and individual plaintiffs against massive companies and organizations like Facebook, Dell, the National Association of Realtors, Johnson & Johnson, UFC and Credit Suisse, earning them recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2025.

Hello! I'm Law360's automated support bot.

How can I help you today?

For example, you can type:
  • I forgot my password
  • I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email
  • How do I sign up for a newsletter?
Ask a question!