"A Fort Lauderdale-based mover, facing judgments and attorneys fees in Miami-Dade and Orange counties that could cost him over $310,000, has filed for bankruptcy protection. Shawn Thompson's Jan. 26 bankruptcy petition in West Palm Beach federal court - the day before a hearing in Miami-Dade on $242,000 in attorney fees - triggered notices to the two county courts that the filing halts most collections against the debtor."
"How the bankruptcy filing affects a $110,000 fine imposed on Thompson in August from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for 22 state statute violations isn't clear. In the final order with that fine, the state also banned Thompson and any company owned by him from operating as a mover again in Florida. For more, please visit miamiherald.com"
Shawn Thompson, a Fort Lauderdale-based mover, filed a bankruptcy petition on Jan. 26 in West Palm Beach federal court. The filing came one day before a Miami-Dade hearing on $242,000 in attorney fees and followed judgments and attorneys' fees in Miami-Dade and Orange counties potentially exceeding $310,000. Notices sent to both county courts triggered an automatic stay halting most collections against Thompson. The impact of the bankruptcy filing on a separate $110,000 fine imposed in August by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for 22 state statute violations remains unclear. The state also prohibited Thompson and any company he owns from operating as a mover in Florida.
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