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Douglass v. Convergent Outsourcing

Debt Collection
Summary judgment in favor of defendant debt collector is vacated and remanded, where disclosure of a consumer's account number on a debt collector's...

Boyd v. J.E. Robert Co.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Debt Collection, Tax Law
In this putative class action brought against defendants for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and New York law by...

Russell v. Absolute Collection Servs.

Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment as a matter of law in favor of plaintiff-debtor over defendant debt collector is affirmed in its entirety, where defendant’s conduct violated...

Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of Parker

Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law, Judgement Enforcement, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In an action brought by petitioner-creditor seeking to collect an exemplary damages award from a tortfeasor who was placed under a conservatorship...

McLaughlin v. Phelan Hallinan & Schmieg

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Sanctions
Dismissal of plaintiff's action alleging that defendant-law firm violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) in its attempt to collect a...

Tourgeman v. Collins Financial Services, Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Summary judgment in favor of the defendants in a class action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is reversed and remanded, where: 1)...

Roth v. CitiMortgage Inc.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint alleging that defendant's responses to requests for information about her mortgage violated the Real Estate...

Wells Fargo Bank v. Weinberg

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement
Judgment adding defendant Weinberg as a judgment debtor to a judgment against defendant Weinberg Professional Law Corporation is affirmed, where: 1)...

In re: Kelly L. Makowka

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate
The bankruptcy court and the district court erred in holding that the debtor's homeowners association had a valid statory lien on the debtor's...

CDR Creances S.A.S. v. Cohen

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
Where a court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, conduct that constitutes fraud on the court, the court may impose sanctions including, as in...