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Online Retailer Settles with State Attorneys General Over Security Incident

Troutman Sanders

Based on the state attorneys general’s Assurance of Voluntary Compliance , CafePress — an online retailer of customizable apparel, mugs, and other consumer products —– was the victim of a cyberattack on or before February 19, 2019. Pulling back the onion demonstrated that the consent judgment has minimal enforceability. Background.

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Tenth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Defendant in FDCPA Case on the Basis of Claim Preclusion

Troutman Sanders

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld a trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of a debt buyer holding that claim preclusion barred the plaintiff’s claims brought under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) and Utah’s Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act (UCSPA). On August 1, the U.S.

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Context Matters: Court Grants Summary Judgment for Defendant and Emphasizes that Entire Tradeline Must be Analyzed in FCRA Claims

Troutman Sanders

Salinas, of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, granted summary judgment for Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc., Salinas, of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, granted summary judgment for Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc., In Ellis v.

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3 ways you can collect on a bad corporate check

Collections Law

Retail businesses have long dealt with bad checks from customers, which may not be worth pursuing if they are for a small amount. We can request that the court freeze the debtor’s bank accounts pending the outcome of the judgment hearing. This gives us direct access to the debtor’s money once we have our judgment in hand.

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Keeper attachments: How do they help you collect your money?

Collections Law

Prejudgment attachments allow us to identify the debtor’s assets before the court issues a judgment, which we can then seize to satisfy the judgment. This works best when your debtor is a cash-heavy business, such as a retail store or restaurant. One type of prejudgment attachment is a keeper attachment.

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Bankruptcy Court Won’t Dabble in Case Concerning a Marijuana Business

PBWT

Of course, Arizonans needed a place to buy the newly-legalized substance, and retail marijuana dispensaries emerged to meet the demand. Like many other retail businesses, those dispensaries needed suppliers, who in turn needed manufacturers, who themselves needed to procure equipment. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona.

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Attempting Debt Collection Efforts After a Debtor Files for Bankruptcy

FFGN COLLECT NY

If so your collection attorney is exposing you, the law firm, and themselves to personal liability for a money judgment that could far exceed your claim. We represented a debt collection claim in 2016 to recover monies for goods sold and delivered, specifically leather goods sold to a retail shop in New York. The debtor did not pay.

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