The total number of lawsuits filed in federal district courts by consumers seeking damages under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) declined nearly seven percent in 2012 after years of steady growth. Just under 11,500 FDCPA lawsuits against debt collection and related companies were file...
Consumers filed more lawsuits in 2010 against ARM companies alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) than in any other year, according to data released Tuesday. For the full year, 10,914 lawsuits seeking relief under the FDCPA were filed by or on behalf of consumer...
Case No. 1:23-cv-23590-LEIBOWITZ/REID (S.D. Fla. Nov. 20, 2024), addresses core merits issues in Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) claims based on debt collection emails. This Holland & Knight alert delves into the U.S. District Court for the Southern District ...
The FDCPA, or Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, is a law designed to protect consumers from harassing and deceptive debt collection practices. According to WebRecon, the majority of the lawsuits filed so far this year are in response to FDCPA violations (8,953). Other violated laws include ...
John K. Rossman is a shareholder and Chair of the Creditors’ Remedies Practice Group at Moss & Barnett, P.A. Mr. Rossman is a nationally acclaimed authority on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the labyrinth of laws that impact the debt industry. He is a counselor and advisor to...
There were about 467 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of November. Here is an approximate breakdown: 376 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act 51 Fair Credit Reporting Act 19 Truth In Lending Act 1 Bankruptcy Related
After the U.S. Supreme CourtdecidedSpokeoin 2016, there was an unfulfilled moment of hope. Defendants in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) cases would file motions to dismiss based on lack of standing only for the courts to repeatedly deny those motions.Spokeorequired that plaintiffs ...
FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, September 16-30, 2010 There were about 481 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of September, 2010. Here is an approximate breakdown: 441 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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