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Law Firm's Garnishment Activities Do Not Violate FDCPA

Consumer Financial Services Law

Palisades Acquisition XVI, LLC, 635 F. The case arose from the law firm’s post judgment efforts to garnish wages. After serving a garnishment summons, the consumer claimed the funds as exempt. The defendants then made four additional attempts to garnish funds. See, e.g., Hemmingsen v. 3d 814 (8 th Cir.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

State Activities: On February 28, New York AG Letitia James (D) announced that her office secured more than $650,000 from a debt collection law firm and its subsidiary for filing allegedly frivolous lawsuits and “harming … New Yorkers.” For more information, click here.