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Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Over Repeated Medical Debt Collection Attempts

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The background: This past March, the plaintiff received a collection letter from the defendant, stating that the plaintiff owed $1,740. The plaintiff also lodged complaints with both the Better Business Bureau and the state dental board, arguing that the original creditor had engaged in illegal double billing.

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Judge Grants Motions from Both Sides in FDCPA Case

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The background: The plaintiff claimed that the defendant attempted to collect a debt that it had purchased from the original creditor. The background: The plaintiff claimed that the defendant attempted to collect a debt that it had purchased from the original creditor.

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Collector Facing FDCPA Class-Action for Different Payment Portal Addresses in Different Letters

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Navigating the new world of digital collections can be tricky and is opening up new litigation doors that the industry has never really had to deal with before. The background: Back in April, the plaintiff received a collection letter from the defendant for an unpaid debt owed to a pest control company. Learn more.

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Judge Dismisses FDCPA Claims Against Owner of Debt

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A District Court judge in Arizona has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that the plaintiff failed to sufficiently establish the defendant’s status as a “debt collector” under the statute and did not plead adequate facts to support the alleged violations.

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Judge Rules Investigation into Disputed Debt was Reasonable

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The judge determined that it followed its procedures for investigating disputes, which included contacting the original creditor to confirm the debts validity. The background: The plaintiff allegedly signed a housing agreement for an apartment while attending university. Learn more.

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N.J. Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Even Though Letter Lacked ‘Clarity’

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While noting that several instances of a collection letter lacked clarity, a District Court judge in New Jersey nonetheless granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that even a least sophisticated consumer would be able to ascertain the identity of the original creditor and that disputes needed (..)

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Class-Action Complaint Accuses Collector of Violating FDCPA By Not Explicitly Detailing to Where Disputes Should be Sent

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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.