all - Opinion Summaries

Abdollahzadeh v. Mandarich Law Group, LLP

Debt Collection
Held that a debt collector was not liable for time-barred efforts to collect a credit-card debt, because the statute of limitations mistake was a bona...

Chen v. Berenjian

Debt Collection
Revived a judgment creditor's claim that a debtor fraudulently transferred assets to his brother to thwart collection, in violation of the Uniform...

Henderson v. United Student Aid Funds, Inc.

Debt Collection, Consumer Protection Law, Education Law
Revived a consumer's claim that a nonprofit corporation involved in student loans was vicariously liable for violation of the Telephone Consumer...

Obduskey v. McCarthy and Holthus LLP

Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate, Banking Law
Held that a business engaged in nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings was not a "debt collector" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. A...

Kolbasyuk v. Capital Management Services, LP

Debt Collection, Consumer Protection Law
Held that a consumer could not proceed with a claim that a debt collection letter unlawfully failed to inform him of certain information. Affirmed the...

Shrewsbury Management, Inc. v. Superior Court (Boucher)

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
Held that a judgment creditor may enforce a subpoena duces tecum against a third party (a bank) seeking information about the debtor's finances, under...

Sturm v. Moyer

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Family Law
In a case where a creditor sought to collect a judgment, held that California's Uniform Voidable Transactions Act may apply to a fraudulent agreement...

Rhone v. Medical Business Bureau, LLC

Debt Collection, Consumer Protection Law
Held that a debt collector did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by reporting to a credit bureau that a debtor had nine unpaid bills...

Federal Trade Commission v. Federal Check Processing, Inc.

Debt Collection, Consumer Protection Law
Held that thirteen collection agencies violated federal law in collecting payday loan and other debts. Affirmed summary judgment in favor of the...

Brown v. Mortensen

Health Law, Debt Collection, Constitutional Law
Held that the California Constitution guaranteed a right to a jury trial for a claim under the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act seeking...