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Read More »Dismissal of Collection Lawsuit Not Enough for Plaintiff to Pursue FDCPA Suit
Winning a collection lawsuit because the judge ruled there was not a sufficient chain of custody to prove the account was transferred by the original creditor to the entity purchasing the account is not enough evidence that a juror could use to conclude a false statement was made, ruled a …
Read More »Collector Facing FDCPA Class Action Over Contradictory Letters
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Read More »‘Obligation’ Trips Up Defendant in FDCPA Case Over Time-Barred Debt
One word. Sometimes, that’s all it takes in a collection letter. One word can make the difference between a letter that is permissible under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and one that isn’t. A District Court judge in New Jersey has denied a defendant’s motion for judgment on the …
Read More »Complaint Accuses Collector of Collecting on Settled Debt
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Read More »Judge Denies MTD in FDCPA Case Over Collection Fee
A District Court judge in New Jersey has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss and a motion for sanctions against the plaintiff in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case that is accusing a law firm of improperly adding a collection fee in an itemization table included in a summons …
Read More »Class-Action Accuses Collector of Violating FDCPA, FCCPA By Adding ‘Illegal’ Collection Fee
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Read More »Agency Sued for Not Using Proper Condition Code
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Read More »Complaint Accuses Collector of Violating Reg F Because of Size of Opt-Out Disclosure in Email
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Read More »Judge Partially Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over Different Account Numbers in Letter
A District Court judge in Michigan has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a class action on one of the claims accusing a company of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, but denied the motion to dismiss the remaining claims, ruling that using different account numbers when attempting to …
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