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How not to defend a debt collection lawsuit

By Todd Murray

When I worked as a collection attorney, I would see the same erroneous defenses over and over again. Here are some of the most common: You don’t have a signed contract Somewhat surprisingly, creditors are not required to produce a signed contract to prevail in court. There are others case theories, such as account stated, that may [...] Related posts:

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Full post as published by Caveat Emptor on March 26, 2009 (boomark / email).

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