A District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss on two claims that it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, but denied the motion related to the other claims, while also sharing his displeasure at how collectors have induced “endless litigation” because of how …
Read More »Collector Facing Class-Action FDCPA Suit Over Validation Notice
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 …
Read More »Judge Grants MTD on Claim Collector Name Viewable Through Envelope Window Violates FDCPA
A District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a claim in a class-action suit that it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by allowing its name — Unifund CCR — to be viewed through a glassine window on an envelope containing a collection …
Read More »FDCPA Class-Action Filed Against Debt Buyer, Collector
A class-action lawsuit has been filed in federal court in New Jersey, alleging that a debt buyer and the collector it hired allegedly violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it sent a collection letter to an individual without the debt buyer having a proper license to operate in …
Read More »N.J. Judge Partially Denies MTD in FDCPA Class-Action Over Letter to Decedent’s Estate
A District Court judge in New Jersey has partially granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action case, while allowing claims that a collection letter violated the statute to continue because the letter was addressed to the estate of a deceased individual instead of to …
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