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LNC INV. v. THE REP. OF NICARAGUA

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
In a garnishment action, plaintiff's appeal of an order quashing its writs of attachment is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where plaintiff's...

PIPER v. PORTNOFF LAW ASSOC. LTD.

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Delinquent water and sewer bills qualify as debt under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), and, consequently, defendant's attempts to...

SHERWOOD PARTNERS, INC. v. LYCOS, INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Debt Collection
The Bankruptcy Code preempts Cal. Civ. Proc. Code section 1800, which gives an assignee selected by the debtor the power to void preferential...

INLINE, INC. v. A.V.L. HOLDING CO.

Debt Collection, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
The restitution remedy authorized by the Unfair Business Practices Act does not include 1) the reimbursement of money expended by a plaintiff to...

KORT v. DIVERSIFIED COLLECTION SERV. INC.

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by mailing plaintiffs' misleading garnishment notices since defendant was...

WALKER INT'L HOLDINGS LTD v. REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Contracts, Debt Collection, International Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's garnishment action is affirmed where the garnishment funds sought were not used for commercial activity under the Foreign...

KATZIR'S FLOOR AND HOME DESIGN v. M-MLS.COM

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
In a receivership proceeding, defendants successfully appeal the district court's amended judgment adding them as judgment debtors to a default...

THOMAS v. LAW FIRM OF SIMPSON & CYBAK

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
The service of a summons and complaint by a debt collector constitutes an "initial communication" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

WISDEN v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES

Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law, Judgement Enforcement
In an action to enforce an unpaid judgement, the trial court erred when it denied plaintiff request for a jury trial on a cause of action for...

SKELTON v. HENRY

Constitutional Law, Debt Collection, Family Law
In a challenge to Missouri's practice of calculating debt owed by non-custodial parents, plaintiff's claim for retroactive refunds is barred by the...