Tag Archives: District Court for the Southern District of Florida

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In one of the first cases to rule on whether leaving the date off the Model Validation Notice is a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a District Court judge in Florida has denied a motion to dismiss on three counts — granting it on the fourth — …

A District Court judge in Florida has granted preliminary approval of a $2.8 million settlement in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action case involving convenience fees charged when consumers made payments on their mortgages over the phone or online. A copy of the preliminary approval in the case of …

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A District Court judge has partially lowered the attorney’s fees in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case, but only by 10%, which kept the total award to more than $206,000, $70,000 more than what the defendant sought to pay. A copy of the ruling in the case of Ramones v. …

A District Court judge in Florida has denied a defendant’s request for a new trial in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case, but partially granted a motion for judgment as a matter of law and reduced punitive damages to $475,000 from $700,000 after it was found guilty by a jury …

A class-action lawsuit has been filed in Florida against a collector for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the discount offers that were included in a collection letter were vague and deceptive. A copy of the complaint in the case of Edouard v. Unifin can be accessed …