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CMRE Fin. Serv. Inc. v. Parton

Debt Collection, Family Law, Health Law
In plaintiff's action against a husband and wife for hospital and medical fees, plus interest and attorney fees, judgment of the trial court is...

Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLC v. King

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection
In an action seeking to recover defendant's credit card debt, summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where: 1) Delaware's tolling provision did...

Fidelity Nat'l Fin. Inc. v. Friedman

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement
In an action to enforce a judgment in Arizona, the Ninth Circuit certified the following questions to the Arizona Supreme Court: 1) Do collection...

Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA

Debt Collection, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an action contending that, by sending a notice requiring her to dispute the debt in writing, defendant law firm violated section 1692g(a) of the...

Lee v. Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLP

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against a law firm pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act, claiming that the...

Salenga v. Mitsubishi Motors Cred. of Am., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In a cross-complaint seeking to restrict the business practice in which creditors obtained deficiency judgments against vehicle buyers who had...

Israel v. Chabra

Contracts, Debt Collection
In an action to enforce an agreement guaranteeing a debt, judgment for plaintiffs is vacated where the Consent Clause of the agreement constituted...

LeBlanc v. Unifund CCR Ptnrs.

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) action alleging that defendant sent an unlawful collection letter, summary judgment for plaintiff is...

DeKoven v. Plaza Assocs.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Evidence
In a class action lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, summary judgment in favor of the defendant is affirmed as survey evidence...

Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. US

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In an action by a law firm seeking declaratory relief, arguing that plaintiff was not bound by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection...