Account Recovery

MAY 5, 2023

BANK ACCUSED IN FDCPA CLASS ACTION OF USING STRAW LAW FIRM TO COLLECT ON DEBT A patsy. A class action lawsuit is accusing a bank of using a law firm as a front to collect on its own debts, allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by sending … The post Daily Digest – May 5. A scapegoat.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

The debt buyer referred the plaintiff’s account to a collection law firm to pursue legal action. The debt buyer referred the plaintiff’s account to a collection law firm to pursue legal action. In October 2020, MLG filed a collection complaint against the plaintiff in the San Diego Superior Court.

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Account Recovery

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

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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Account Recovery

MARCH 20, 2025

Over time, they neglected to pay the maintenance and cable fees for the property, and the homeowners association hired the defendant, a collection law firm, to collect the outstanding fees. Despite the plaintiffs attempts to resolve the situation, including contacting the HOA for payment details, the fees went unpaid.

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Account Recovery

JANUARY 27, 2025

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.

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Account Recovery

JANUARY 25, 2023

A bankruptcy court judge in Virginia has ordered a collection law firm to pay $25,000 in attorney’s fees to the plaintiffs for violating the discharge of a judgment through bankruptcy by sending a payoff letter to the plaintiffs after the plaintiff requested it. A copy of the ruling in the case of Skaggs v.

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Account Recovery

JANUARY 25, 2022

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has partially affirmed and partially reversed a lower court’s ruling in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, determining that the District Court judge should not have granted summary judgment for a collection law firm that “expressly” informed an individual in a collection letter that (..)

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Account Recovery

JANUARY 25, 2023

Judge Awards $25k in Sanctions Against Collection Law Firm; CFPB Launches Credit Card Review first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net. Judge Awards $25k in Sanctions Against Collection Law Firm; CFPB Launches Credit Card Review appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net. The post Daily Digest – January 25.

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Account Recovery

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The Supreme Court of Montana has affirmed a lower court’s ruling against a plaintiff’s attorney who filed suit against a debt collector, another attorney who was hired to collect on a judgment against the plaintiff’s attorney, and a law firm that had agreed to have its offices used for a deposition after a judgment was … The (..)

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Account Recovery

JULY 16, 2024

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JANUARY 25, 2022

Appeals Court Partially Overturns Ruling in FDCPA Case; Reg F Lawsuit Filed Over Credit Reporting appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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Account Recovery

MARCH 5, 2024

A District Court judge in Michigan has certifies a class in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case accusing a collection law firm of charging excessive post-judgment interest on dozens of debt collection lawsuits across the state. The Background: The plaintiffs were each sued by the defendants for unpaid debts.

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Account Recovery

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Merchant of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued the ruling, determining that the plaintiff failed to establish sufficient connections between the law firm and the state of New York to justify her authority over the defendant. Read on to hear what the experts have to say this week. More details here.

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Account Recovery

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Attorney General of New York yesterday announced an Assurance of Discontinuance with a collection law firm and its subsidiary that will see it pay $655,600 in fines and restitution to consumers.

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Account Recovery

APRIL 3, 2024

A District Court judge in Pennsylvania has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class action lawsuit, ruling the plaintiff plausibly alleged violations of the statute after the defendant — a collection law firm — allegedly edited an account statement to include additional fees.

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Account Recovery

MARCH 10, 2025

When obtaining a judgment in a debt collection action and, thereafter, seeking to enforce that judgment, debt collectors must be aware of the EIPA and proceed accordingly. More details here. Defendants are therefore well-advised to carefully analyze complaints for pleading deficiencies.

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Credit Corp

JUNE 3, 2020

A judgment is an order issued by a court of law. If they are successful, the court issues a judgment against you. What Happens After a Judgment Is Entered Against You? The court enters a judgment against you if your creditor wins their claim or you fail to show up to court. These laws vary. Property levies.

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Jimerson Firm

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The Florida Supreme Court has published the proper form to use when seeking a final judgment of foreclosure: Form 1.996(a), Final Judgment of Foreclosure (8-18-20). What Does Form 1.996(a), Final Judgment of Foreclosure, Include? Plaintiffs in Hillsborough county must use the Uniform Final Judgment of Foreclosure form.

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Debt Free Colorado

APRIL 1, 2021

That said, let me walk you through all the elements of this particular email that tip it off as a scam: From: Sherrill Green <SherrillGreen@outlook.com> Wait, the prestigious “Webster Law Firm” doesn’t have it’s own domain and you’re using a generic outlook.com account? Attorney at Law?

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Jimerson Firm

AUGUST 11, 2020

In the event the dispute evolves into a lawsuit, the business judgment rule will protect directors from personal liability so long as they did not breach their fiduciary duty. Application of Business Judgment Rule to Community Associations. As a result, disputes sometimes arise between the association and its members. In Miller v.

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Account Recovery

AUGUST 16, 2024

A District Court judge in Arizona has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that it is entitled to the statute’s bona fide error defense after garnishing a bank account where Social Security payments were deposited to satisfy a judgment.

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Account Recovery

AUGUST 16, 2024

A District Court judge in Arizona has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that it is entitled to the statute’s bona fide error defense after garnishing a bank account where Social Security payments were deposited to satisfy a judgment.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Capouano, Beckman, Russell & Burnett LLC , the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed defendant law firm Capouano, Beckman, Russell & Burnett LLC’s (Firm) motion for summary judgment involving an alleged violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

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Credit Corp

MAY 30, 2023

A judgment is an order issued by a judge or jury to settle a lawsuit. In this case, the judge may order you to pay the other party as part of the court’s final judgment. The order can be issued in one of two forms: A monetary judgment: A judgment that orders one party to pay the other party a specific amount of money.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

MARCH 27, 2018

5082, officially known as the “Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018,” to the full House of Representatives. Dunn The House Financial Services Committee voted 35-25 on March 21, 2018 to advance H.R.

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Account Recovery

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In this case, a credit-reporting agency defending an FCRA case issued subpoenas to a consumer law firm to determine whether that firm was acting as a credit-repair organization and to learn about its process for creating and sending dispute letters on behalf of consumers. More details here.

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Account Recovery

MARCH 24, 2021

A District Court judge in Wisconsin has denied a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it attempted … The post Judge Denies Defendant’s MSJ in FDCPA Case Seeking to Collect on Canceled Debt appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

JUNE 14, 2023

When a debtor owes a creditor money and the creditor is seeking assistance collecting the amount owed, the creditor can either use a collection law firm or a collection agency. Law firms and collection agencies serve the same purpose initially.

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Troutman Sanders

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

On February 13, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of an Eastern District of New York court and found that the defendant law firm, Mandarich Law Group, LLC (Mandarich), had conducted a meaningful attorney review of the plaintiff debtor’s account prior to mailing her a debt collection letter on the firm’s letterhead.

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Account Recovery

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

A District Court judge in Minnesota has denied a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action lawsuit, ruling that there were genuine issues of material fact in dispute regarding whether the defendant law firm qualifies as a debt collector under the FDCPA and whether its actions violated the statute. (..)

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Account Recovery

OCTOBER 7, 2024

As the court observed, the percentage of the law firm’s business devoted to collections had little bearing on whether it “regularly” collected debts on behalf of another and the lack of record evidence bearing on that point was no grounds for granting the law firm summary judgment.

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Account Recovery

AUGUST 26, 2024

WHAT THIS MEANS, FROM STACY RODRIGUEZ OF ACTUATE LAW: After a collection law firm garnished an Arizona judgment debtor’s bank account, the debtor raised FDCPA claims alleging that all funds in the account were social security benefits and, thus, exempt from garnishment. More details here.

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Collections Law

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Real estate attachments are a type of pre-judgment attachment. That means you secure the asset before you receive the judgment against the debtor. The debtor cannot transfer that asset while the judgment case is underway. Once you receive your judgment, you have an asset set aside which may pay the debt.

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FDCPA Defense

AUGUST 19, 2013

But how often must a lawyer or a law firm engage in consumer debt collection activities before they are subject to the Act? This question has taken on increasing importance in recent years as more law firms have integrated collection work into their existing practices. See Wadas , 2013 WL 3928631, at *5. Frankel , 197 F.3d

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Troutman Sanders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

District Court for the Southern District of California, granting summary judgment in favor of a debt collector in a Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) case. The plaintiff, Jeffrey Almada, allegedly owed money to a homeowner’s association, which retained the defendant, the Krieger Law Firm, A.P.C. Krieger , No.

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Collections Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Partnering with a law firm that has a reputation for ethical debt collection can help to ensure that collection efforts are both effective and compliant with the law. Our collections attorneys help our commercial clients file pre-judgment attachments, file a mechanic’s lien whenever applicable and collect on court judgments.

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Public Citizen

DECEMBER 16, 2021

When consumers returned the calls, the defendants falsely claimed to be from a mediation or law firm, again threatened legal action, and used consumers’ personal information to convince consumers the threats were real.

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