Tag Archives: Class-Action

A class action has been filed against a company for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by including a statement in a letter to the plaintiff that the statute of limitations had expired on the underlying debt when, according to the plaintiff, that expiration had not yet occurred. …

A class-action complaint has been filed in federal court in Florida accusing a collector of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by requiring that the plaintiff include a reason why a debt was being disputed when disputing a debt during a phone call with a representative of the defendant. …

A class-action complaint has been filed against a collector for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it mentioned at the top of a collection letter that the letter’s recipient could call the collector for further assistance, while disclosing at the bottom of the letter that if the …

A class-action lawsuit has been filed in Florida against a company for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by offering a settlement to an individual in a collection letter without being specific enough even though the letter disclosed “if your account is settled for less than the full …

Many in the industry have lauded a series of rulings released in the past year that have raised the bar for plaintiffs to establish they have suffered an actual, concrete injury in order to have standing to sue. This has created a new dynamic, where plaintiffs are opting to file …

In a case that was defended by Rick Perr of Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck, a District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action lawsuit over the 1099C language in a collection letter, ruling that the disclosure …

A class-action lawsuit has been filed in New Jersey by a plaintiff who claims that a debt buyer allegedly violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it did not have the proper license to authorize a collection law firm to try and collect on a judgment in that state …

Companies in the accounts receivable management industry can add “irritation,” “concern,” “feeling targeted,” and “hustled,” to the list of harms that do not create standing to sue in federal court when accusing a debt collector of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act after a District Court judge in Ohio …

A District Court judge in Connecticut has approved a settlement in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action lawsuit after the defendant was accused of sending collection letters that improperly assessed post-judgment interest. The defendant has agreed to pay $10,000 to the members of the class, $3,000 to the named …

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 …