FDCPA

In a case that was spotlighted by Barron & Newburger, a District Court judge in Illinois has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by not itemizing a debt in the initial collection letter, but doing so in …

In a case that was defended by Malone Frost Martin, with local representation from Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman, a District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling the plaintiff lacked standing to argue that multiple …

In a case that was defended by The Echols Law Firm, with local counsel provided by Charles McHale of Golden Scaz Gagain, a District Court judge in Florida has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the plaintiff …

A District Court judge in New York has approved a class-action settlement in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case that will see the defendant pay $633,500 in debt relief, cash relief, attorney’s fees, and an award to the named plaintiff. A copy of the ruling in the case of …

A District Court judge in Texas has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, ruling that a garnishment action taken eight years after a default judgment was awarded is not subject to the law’s one year statute of limitations …

Robbie Malone and the team at Malone Frost Martin shared the details of a victory in a case in which a District Court judge in New York granted a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings after it was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by not …

A District Court judge in Florida has denied a defendant’s renewed motion for summary judgment after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by not including some of the required disclosures in a letter sent to the plaintiff, which the defendant attempted to claim should …

A District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because of an alleged contradiction between a statement on the front of a collection letter about obtaining more information about a debt and …

A District Court judge in Florida has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss a complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction after the judge had already granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, choosing to take a second look following a ruling in an Appeals Court case. A copy …

The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action lawsuit, ruling that including line items for “interest” and “other charges” in a breakdown of the plaintiff’s debt in a collection letter does not violate the FDCPA, even …