California Court Approves Class-Action Lawsuit Against Debt Collector Accused of Abusive Tactics

Here is a press release I received from Public Citizen. I am forwarding it to you in case you were a victim of ACCS. WASHINGTON, D.C ... and described ACCS’s practices as “debt collection rather than law enforcement.”  Members of the class ... . - A California court has ruled that almost a million consumers who were victims of an overly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 23:16:45

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Minnesotans may sue if a debt collector levies funds in a joint account

Back in November, I won an important decision for Minnesota consumers against Messerli & Kramer, a law firm that seems to handle the bulk of debt collection lawsuits filed in Minnesota. Messerli & Kramer served a levy on my clients’ bank for funds in their’ joint bank account, even though [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:00:01

AG Sues To Shut Down Buffalo Debt Collector

Posted on Tuesday, 18 of August , 2009 at 10:51 am BUFFALO—The state Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit seeking to shut down a Buffalo-based debt collection operation consisting of 13 debt collection companies run by Buffalo residents Omar Smith, Narvell Benning and Keith Marshall (collectively, the “Benning-Smith Group”). [more...]

Date: 2009-08-18 15:51:50

Class action against debt collectors

Surely it would have been possible to line up a lead plaintiff who did not himself turn out to run a competing collection agency Tags: class actions , debtor-creditor law , Minnesota Related posts July 13 roundup (0) Yogurt marketing class action (1) Yet more from the publicity file (0) Yes, I’m being facetious (16) Xbox 360 lawsuit bogus? (0) [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 04:30:35

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