Update On American Express Non-Payment Lawsuit and Other TNA Debts

written by David Bixenspan

In a follow-up to the earlier post on American Express’s lawsuit against TNA for defaulting on their corporate account, I noticed something off when taking took a second look at both the complaint and the proof of service of the complaint. The lawsuit was served at TNA’s old office at Cummins Station in Nashville, which the company had been evicted from over three months earlier. Note that on the proof of service, the process server had to include a handwritten note indicating that the receptionist said that she could not sign for anything; this makes more sense when you realize that she wasn’t TNA’s receptionist.

It’s unclear at this time if TNA has actually been served with a copy of the lawsuit. When Audience of One Productions sued the company in September, they served TNA’s registered agent in Chattanooga, who isn’t going anywhere. However, like American Express, the Davidson County Court in Nashville has not done the level of research that Audience of One did, as they confirmed to me today that TNA still owes $250 in court costs due to an invalid address. This stems from their lawsuit against Scott Steiner, which was dismissed earlier this year. The cost bill was sent on April 4th, right around the time of the eviction.

As for the American Express lawsuit, multiple sources familiar with the situation have provided additional details as to how TNA has been dealing with that. Apparently, when TNA’s corporate credit card used for travel was cut off, at least one member of TNA management started charging those expenses to a personal card. This is a dangerous precedent to set, to say the least.