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Good driver, bad checks

Published on April 11, 2008

Gabe was working for a trucking company that started to go out of business. As the company continued its decline, Gabe was paid with three bad checks. The Center was able to prepare documents so Gabe could seek wages and damages from the company. After Gabe finally filed the case in small claims court, the company agreed to an out of court settlement.