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A District Court judge in Illinois has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss and its motion to decertify a class after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act regarding a time-barred notice in a collection letter. A copy of the ruling in the case of …

A District Court judge in Illinois has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it said it would not sue the plaintiff to collect a debt for which the statute of limitations had expired instead of saying …

Debts where the statute of limitations have expired are a tricky business. Companies are reluctant to just write off the debt as uncollectible, but the labyrinth of state laws make the collection of such unpaid debts a potential minefield of legal problems. The Washington Post tries to shed some light …

The Court of Appeal for the State of California has ruled that a man who sued on an out-of-statute debt is entitled to $140,550.51 in attorney’s fees and costs after it was ruled that the collection agency used the wrong state law in attempting to collect on the debt. The …