Consumer Law

When Can An Alabama Consumer Sue A Debt Collector - Part One
Alabama consumers are often victims of abusive debt collectors or junk debt buyers and can sue (under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and/or Alabama law) these collectors or debt scavengers when the following four requirements are satisfied: 1...

Does The Debt Go Away If I File A Federal Lawsuit Under The FDCPA
A question we are sometimes asked is "Does it matter if I actually owe the debt that an abusive debt collector is collecting on and if I sue the abusive debt collector does the debt go away?" The short answer to this question is "No"...

Man Wins Suit Against Debt Collection Firm
A federal jury awarded has awarded more than $300,000 to a disabled Montana man who claimed he was harassed by lawyers for a debt collection firm...

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues debt collection opinion
In McKinney v. Candleway Properties (ND Ill.), a 28-page, opinion split several ways, Judge Sykes writes: This case requires us to determine whether the defendant, Cadleway Properties, Inc...

Should Alabama Consumers Contact A Consumer Lawyer The First Time They Hear From A Debt Collector?
Whenever an Alabama resident is contacted by a collection agency or debt buyer or debt collector, we recommend that the Alabama resident contact a consumer attorney...

How Old Is Too Old To Collect A Debt In Indiana?
Q: I live in Indianapolis, Indiana. I recently received a phone call from a debt collector about a debt on a credit card that my former spouse and I had a long time ago...

Collection Agencies and Creditors
How to deal and stop the harassment

Bankruptcy Law
A complete prime (pre-2005)

The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act
Phantom Income Relief on Debt Cancellation

The Paulson Toxic Mortgage Debt Security Act: The Biggest Government Bailout of All Time
Legislative Proprosal for Treasury Authority to Purchase Mortgage-related Assets

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Bailout Bill HR124

Fair Housing Act
Prevent discrimination by landlords

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here

1. Sub contractor started up a compe...

Is there a state of limitation (SOL) for collection from a government agency (WI)?
the loan will have to be paid, especially if it is a federal loan. they will gar...

I signed myself out of a hospital because I thought the care was negligent. I am a nurse and know a great deal about medical care. I was in the hospital a year ago for less then 12 hours and they sent me a bill for over
If you can prove tha the care was negligen you need to get a lawyer and try to n...

Can a debt owed in France be collected in the United States?
Not really. The procedure of collecting is governed by complicated treaties and...

I purchased furniture from Art Van in 6/99 by using there credit card (which is owned by Household Bank). The agreement was for one year same as cash on the card. I am now being sued by a collection agency for this amoun
In your situation, it was both. You have a separate sales agreement with the sal...

Mel Harris and Associates Debt Collection
Face Class Action for Alleged "Sewer Service" Practices

Creditor Debt
Trophy Resources agrees to $600,000 debt settlement.

UAB Health System and Franklin Collection Service
allegedly violated the RICO Act in collection practices on delinquent patient accounts.

Bankruptcy
helping to get you out of debt.

AireSurf Networks Holdings Inc.
$23,147 debt settlement made by issuance of 115,735 common shares.

Too Much Debt
Titan Oil and Gas to pay $179,477 settlement in financial lawsuit.