A District Court judge in Michigan has denied a plaintiff’s motion to amend or relieve a judgment while also denying the defendant’s motion for sanctions in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case in a ruling that closes a case that has been back and forth between the District Court …
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 …
Read More »Class-Action Complaint Accuses Collector of Violating FDCPA By Not Explicitly Detailing to Where Disputes Should be Sent
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a collection agency for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by having multiple addresses on a collection letter it sent and not explicitly communicating to which address disputes or requests for original creditor information should be sent. A copy of the …
Read More »Judge Grants MTD in FCRA Case Against Collectors For Not Removing Dispute Notification
In a case that was defended by the team at Gordon & Rees Scully Mansukhani, a District Court judge in Michigan has granted a motion to dismiss filed by defendants in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case, after they were accused of not updating that the accounts in question were …
Read More »Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Against Alleged Scammers
A District Court judge in Michigan has dismissed a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action against a collection law firm and three attorneys — who have been charged separately with multiple felonies for allegedly forging proofs of service in collection lawsuits — ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue …
Read More »Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over Dispute Sent to Creditor, Not Collector
A District Court judge in Michigan has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by contacting the plaintiff after she had disputed the debt in question with the original creditor and for making a “hard inquiry” on her …
Read More »Mich. Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over Credit Reporting Statement in Letter
A District Court judge in Michigan has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, ruling that informing the recipient of a collection letter that the unpaid debt may be reported to a credit reporting agency which would negatively …
Read More »Judge Grants MSJ For Defense in FDCPA Case Over Disputed Debt
At the end of the day, all you can control are your own actions. If you ask someone to do something and they don’t do it, is that your fault? A District Court judge in Michigan opted to place blame where it lies, which was not with a collection agency …
Read More »Judge Grants MSJ For Defense in FCRA Case, But Denies Motion for Sanctions Against Plaintiff’s Counsel
A District Court judge in Michigan has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case while also denying the defendant’s motion for sanctions, but noting that he was “troubled” by the plaintiff’s counsel’s conduct in the case and “expressly” warning that “continuing to file …
Read More »Judge Dismisses TCPA Class Action Over Collection Calls
A District Court judge in Michigan has dismissed class-action claims made by a plaintiff that debt collection calls made by a creditor to a consumer’s cell phone without consent in an attempt to reach the plaintiff’s brother violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act because the equipment used by the defendant …
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