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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Legal Costs

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

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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Community Banking Excellence - First Quarter 2013

In This Issue: - Conversation with a Community Banking Professional: Ginger Salt of First Community Bank - Are You Using Your Holding Company? - Shifting Winds? Two N.C. Courts Uphold Fiduciary Duty...more

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Careful What You Wish For - United States Supreme Court Rules That Prevailing Defendants in FDCPA Cases May Recover Costs Without...

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Will the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Marx v. General Revenue Corp. be the death knell of frivolous and nuisance lawsuits alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”)? Only time will...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Prevailing Defendant Can Recover Costs in FDCPA Suit Not Filed in Bad Faith, Supreme Court Rules

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A prevailing defendant in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case can recover costs even without a court finding that the plaintiff filed suit in bad faith and for the purpose of harassment, the U.S. Supreme Court...more

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Supreme Court Upholds Prevailing Debt Collectors' Right to Obtain Litigation Costs from Plaintiffs Under the Fair Debt Collection...

In Marx v. General Revenue Corp., decided on February 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court, by a margin of 7-2, held that a debt collector sued by a borrower under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") may...more

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