New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo filed the lawsuit against 35 law firms and two debt collectors in New York State in order to throw out an estimated 100,000 default judgments improperly obtained against New York consumers. That’s a big number, especially since the AGs office estimates that the average default judgment totaled [...]
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NY Attorney General Throws Out 100,000 Judgments for Consumer Debt
July 28th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Consumer Debt, I'm being sued!, Legal Stuff
Tags: ALP·American Legal Process·Andrew Cuomo·attorney general·Attorneys·debt·judgments·New York·sewer service·vacate judgments
Farmworker Couple Wins $500,000 Verdict Against Bill Collector Credigy
June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Consumer Debt, I'm being sued!, I'm suing those guys!
Manuel Faustos and his wife just won a lawsuit against Credigy Services Corp., a collection agency based in Georgia. Exact records are hard to come by, but the award is believed to be one of the largest ever for a consumer in a debt-collection case.
“I don’t care about the money,” Faustos was quoted as saying [...]
Tags: Attorneys·awards·collection practices·Credigy·Illegal practices·lawsuit·past driving charges·subpoenaing
A Bankruptcy Checklist
May 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Bankruptcy
In today’s economic climate, more and more people are turning to bankruptcy as a solution to their debt problems. Often consumers are ill-prepared to even begin the process. Some people may even file a bankruptcy when they don’t need to because they don’t understand the what they are getting into. Others [...]
Tags: Allowable Expenses·Alternatives to Bankruptcy.·Attorneys·Bankruptcy·Chapter 13·Chapter 7·Consumer Debt·debt counseling·Debt Problems·Income·Means Test
