Florida State Attorney General Bill McCollum recently filed two lawsuits against Texas-based Credit Solutions of America, Inc. (CSA) and Clearwater-based ADA of Tampa Bay, Inc., which does business as American Debt Arbitration. The lawsuit against ADA also names the company’s principal Glenn P. Stewart, as well as Arizona-based entities Nationwide Asset Services, Inc., Service Star, LLC, and Universal Debt Reduction, LLC.
Entries Tagged as 'lawsuit'
Florida State Attorney General Files Suit Against Debt Settlement Firms
October 20th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Credit Cards, Debt Settlement, Legal Stuff
Tags: American Debt Arbitration·consumers·Credit Solutions of America·debt negotiation·Debt Settlement·Florida·lawsuit·State Attorney General
Being Sued but “Judgment Proof” – Do I Need to do Anything?
October 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · I'm being sued!
Many people who receive a notice of a pending lawsuit for defaulted credit card may have heard that the opposing party can’t win because they are “judgment proof”. This question comes up all of the time – “I’m being sued but I’m judgment proof – do I need to do anything?” The answer [...]
Tags: assets·collection agencies·consumer·garnishment·judgment·judgment proof·Junk Debt Buyers·lawsuit·summons·Unrealistic Expectations·writ of garnishment
FICO.com suing “Big 3″ Credit Bureaus for Trademark Infringement
August 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Credit Bureaus and Scores, Legal Stuff
In what looks to be a battle of Goliaths, Fair Issac’s FICO.com brought suit against Experian, TransUnion, Equifax and VantageScore for trademark infringement, anti-trust unfair competition, passing-off claims and false advertising.
Recently, United States District Court in Minneapolis dismissed the antitrust and false advertising claims asserted by FICO against Experian, Trans Union, Equifax and [...]
Tags: anti-trust·Equifa·Expxerian·Fair Isaac·FICO·lawsuit·press release·trademark infringement·transunion·unfair comepetition
Shopping for a Consumer Attorney if You Are Sued by a Creditor
June 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments · I'm being sued!, Legal Stuff
Credit card companies and junk debt buyers have turned to the courts with a vengeance as a method of collecting past due debts. I always recommend that people hire a lawyer when facing legal issues, if at all possible. Unfortunately, in the area of consumer law, there are very few attorneys who know [...]
Tags: civil cases·consumer attorney·Credit card·Fair Credit Reporting Act·Fair Debt Collection Practices Act·Junk Debt Buyers·jury trial·lawsuit·naca.net
