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Blog Posts in September, 2012

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  • AG's Office Looks into Robo-Signing at JPMorgan Chase
    AG's Office Looks into Robo-Signing at JPMorgan Chase

    The attorney general's office for the State of Mississippi has begun an investigation into allegations of "robo-signing [1] " in connection with credit card collection procedures at JPMorgan Chase. ...

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  • The Langel Firm Files Suit against Eltman, Eltman & Cooper for its Use of Deceptive "Asset Investigation Letter"
    The Langel Firm Files Suit against Eltman, Eltman & Cooper for its Use of Deceptive "Asset Investigation Letter"

    The Langel Firm recently sued [1] Eltman, Eltman & Cooper for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") for its use of an "Asset Investigation Letter" as a collection device seeking ...

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  • The Langel Firm Quickly Causes Voluntary Dismissal of Chase/Troy Capital Debt Lawsuit Raising Statute of Limitations
    The Langel Firm Quickly Causes Voluntary Dismissal of Chase/Troy Capital Debt Lawsuit Raising Statute of Limitations

    Our client was sued [1] for an alleged Chase debt with a default date of no later than August of 2007. Our firm quickly moved to dismiss the case under Portfolio v. King (Court of Appeals) arguing ...

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  • The Langel Firm Files Complaint Against CK Marketing, Inc. (Payday Online) for Usury and Collection Abuse
    The Langel Firm Files Complaint Against CK Marketing, Inc. (Payday Online) for Usury and Collection Abuse

    In a case we filed in the Eastern District, NY on Friday, September 14, 2012, the complaint alleges that "CK Marketing, Inc." essentially operated as a guise to enforce and collect on a usurious ...

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  • Debt collector, Diversified Consultants, Inc., held Not Liable Under FDCPA for 38 Phone Calls Made in a 3-month Time Span
    Debt collector, Diversified Consultants, Inc., held Not Liable Under FDCPA for 38 Phone Calls Made in a 3-month Time Span

    To reiterate, it is just as important to see why fair debt collection cases fail as it is to see why they succeed. This blog summarizes a Northern District, NY decision [1] that dismissed a case ...

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  • Court Grants Class Certification in Sykes v. Mel Harris; Federal Case Alleging Harris Schemed with Debt Buyer LR Credit and Process Server Samserv Moves Forward
    Court Grants Class Certification in Sykes v. Mel Harris; Federal Case Alleging Harris Schemed with Debt Buyer LR Credit and Process Server Samserv Moves Forward

    The federal class action brought by four individuals against law firm Mel S. Harris and Associates, debt buyer Leucadia (and several of its LR Credit subsidiaries), process serving company Samserv and ...

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