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Judge Dismisses Third-Party Complaint Filed by Collection Law Firm

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A District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a third-party complaint filed against it by a collection law firm over issues with a wage garnishment. The background: The dispute began when the plaintiff, a consumer, owed a debt which the law firm was assigned to collect.

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Judge Rules Law Firm Not Collector Under FDCPA

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Three may be the number of licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, but it is not enough activity for a law firm to be considered a debt collector under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a District Court judge in Minnesota has ruled. The judge granted summary judgment in […]

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Judge Rules Law Firm Specializing in Evictions Meets FDCPA’s Definition of ‘Debt Collector’

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A District Court judge in Minnesota has denied a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling the defendant — a law firm that specializes in representing landlords — meets the statute’s definition of a “debt collector.”

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Judge Grants MSJ for Plaintiff in FDCPA Case Over Garnishment Order

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A District Court judge in Florida has granted a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that a collection law firm used an invalid garnishment order to collect on the subject debt. The decision, issued by Judge William F.

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Judge Awards Plaintiff 25% of Requested Attorney’s Fees in Settled FDCPA Case

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” Despite this, the creditor and its law firm sent collection letters to the plaintiff between May and November 2023 attempting to collect on the 2007 loan. The law firm defendant made a $3,000 offer of judgment in July 2024, which the plaintiff accepted.

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Judge Grants MSJ for Defendant in FDCPA Case Over Whether Plaintiff Disputed Debt

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A District Court judge in Maryland has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case that centers over the language used by the plaintiff and whether it constituted a dispute of the debt or not. I decline to pay this debt.” ” The ruling: Judge Julie R.

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Nevada Court Dismisses Wage Garnishment Lawsuit Due to Lack of Jurisdiction

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A District Court judge in Nevada has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was accused of garnishing the plaintiff’s wages without first domesticating the judgment in that state. The background: The case stemmed from a consumer credit card debt judgment originally obtained in Tennessee by a creditor.