Hunstein Decision Not Final for All Other Circuit Courts Pending Possible R…
Steel Rose
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals is withholding issuance of the mandate in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc.as of June 14, 2021. Therefore the Hunstein Decision is not final in all other circuit courts pending all 12 of the 11th circuit judges determining if they will rehear the case...
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Debt buyer vicariously liable for debt collector's actions
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No FDCPA Violation for not Disclosing Interest Continues to Accrue to Even the Least Sophisticated Consumer
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Petitions Support Review of Hunstein Decision Restricting Communications to Debt Collector’s Vendor
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Nevada Enacts Ambiguous Medical Collections Law Effective July 1st
On June 2, 2021, Nevada’s Governor Steve Sisolak signed SB #248 into law. The new law, which goes into effect in less…
Federal Prisoners Hold $100 million Shielded from Debt Collection
Federal prison inmates are keeping large sums of money — in some cases more than $100,000 each — in government-run…
Plaintiff’s Distress Caused by Default on His Debt Not by Word 'Enforce' in Collection Letter
The Southern District of Florida has added to the growing collection of cases under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act…
Anxiety From Debt Collection Letter Not Enough for Suit
A man who claimed a law firm raised his anxiety with a debt collection letter failed to convince the Sixth…
