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Maryland Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment to Debt Collector Who Provided Validation Upon Receipt of Dispute Letter

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In a recent decision, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted summary judgment in favor of a debt collector who responded to a debtor’s letter disputing and refusing to pay a debt by providing validation...more

Carlton Fields

Eleventh Circuit Partially Reverses District Court Decision Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration Upon Application of Mailbox Rule

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In Mason v. Midland Funding, plaintiffs Mason and Burnett brought an action against a debt collector and its subsidiaries claiming that they violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by allegedly filing lawsuits to...more

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Federal Court Applies Nevada’s Interest Statute in FDCPA Case

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Debt collectors are often at the mercy of their client’s customer contracts when collecting a debt. We often encourage debt collectors to work with their clients to fashion consumer contracts that avoid or minimize FDCPA risk...more

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Debt Collection Letter's Inclusion Of Court Costs Was Not Deceptive

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Any opinion that starts out by stating “[t]his case is about $82.00” is not likely to go well for one party and in this instance, that was the case for Nestor Saroza....more

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