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Read More »Judge Partially Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over Wrong Debt On Plaintiff’s Credit Report
A District Court judge in Arizona has partially granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by furnishing information to the credit reporting agencies that did not belong the plaintiff. A copy of the ruling in the case of …
Read More »Collector Not Obligated to Notify Creditor of Dispute, Judge Rules
A District Court judge in Oklahoma has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling the defendant did not violate the statute because it failed to notify the original creditor that the debt had been disputed by the plaintiff. A copy of the ruling …
Read More »Complaint Accuses Collector of Treating Refusal to Pay as Dispute
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Read More »Complaint Accuses Collector of Collecting on Settled Debt
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Read More »Agency Sued for Not Using Proper Condition Code
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Read More »Judge Grants MSJ for Defendant in FDCPA Case Over Disputed Debt
A District Court judge in Georgia has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that it was entitled to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act’s bona fide error defense after a plaintiff disputed a debt that was not marked as disputed on the plaintiff’s credit report. A copy of …
Read More »Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over No-Longer Disputed Debt
A District Court judge in California has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss — although giving the plaintiff an opportunity to amend his complaint — after it was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it allegedly did not update information that was being furnished to the …
Read More »Judge Partially Grants Defense’s Motion in FDCPA Case Over Undisputed Debt
A Magistrate judge in California has partially granted a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case in which the plaintiff claimed the defendant failed to report to the credit reporting agencies that the debt in question was no longer being disputed, ruling …
Read More »Consumer Files Reg F Lawsuit Over Missing Itemization Date in Letter
A plaintiff has filed a lawsuit in Texas against a collection agency, alleging it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Regulation F because it sent a collection letter that failed to include an itemization date while also allegedly including contradictory information as to whether interest on the underlying …
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