A District Court judge in Wisconsin has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Hunstein lawsuit, ruling the plaintiff lacked standing to sue because “[a] debt collector that outsources the mechanical tasks of preparing and mailing letters that the debt collector itself is authorized to send does not inflict any …
Read More »Judge Denies Defendant’s Motion for Fees and Costs in FDCPA Case
A District Court judge in Wisconsin has denied a defendant’s motion for fees and costs in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, even though it won a summary judgment ruling and the plaintiff admitted owing the debt, not writing the dispute letters himself, and never following up to make …
Read More »Judge Grants MSJ in FDCPA Case Over Dispute Letters Never Received By Agency
A District Court judge in Wisconsin has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case on the grounds that the plaintiff lacked standing to file his lawsuit, but even if he had standing the defendant still would have had its motion granted because …
Read More »Judge Grants MSJ For Defense Under BFE in FDCPA Dispute Case
What do you do when you receive a letter disputing a debt, but when you check your records, you have more than 600 individuals with the same name in your system? Sometimes, you don’t mark the right accounts with the dispute notification. But, if you have the proper policies and …
Read More »