Tag Archives: 1692g

A District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when it mentioned in a letter that an account may be placed with an attorney “for possible legal action” and …

Well that didn’t take long. Less than a day after the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, a class-action lawsuit has been filed in New York federal court accusing a debt collector of violating Section 1692c(b) and 1692f of the …

A District Court judge in Pennsylvania has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by not specifically mentioning in the validation notice that a dispute had to be filed in writing, because the plaintiff lacked standing to sue …

A District Court judge in Colorado has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it included a statement in a collection letter that informed the recipient that calling to obtain more information or making a payment on …

A Pennsylvania debt collector is facing a class-action lawsuit in New Jersey after it was accused of sending an initial communication that included a statement in the validation notice that said a dispute could be filed either verbally or in writing. A copy of the complaint in the case of …

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant that was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it invited the recipient of a collection letter to “eliminate further collection action” by calling the collector, which the plaintiff …

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A federal judge in Illinois has granted summary judgment in favor of a defendant that was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it included a column for Fees and Collection Costs in a letter even though neither was being added to the account. A copy …

A federal judge in Illinois has granted summary judgment in favor of a collection agency that was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the plaintiff alleged the creditor could have collected interest from the plaintiff through post charge-off fees once the agency closed out his account. …