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LR Credit 21 and Mel Harris firm Fail to Show Compliance with Exemption Law December 27, 2013
Judge Ciaffa of New York District Court, Nassau County denies and dismisses Mel Harris' attempt to force a debtor's relinquishment of funds contained in a joint bank account. The cited defect was Mel ...
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New York Gets a "B" Grade from NCLC in its New Report on State Exemption Laws November 14, 2013
All states have at least some exemption laws, which are laws that exempt certain amounts of a debtor's money or personal property from collection by a creditor. These laws are designed to prevent ...
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Class Action Proceeds against Bank of America for Violations of Exempt Income Protection Act October 31, 2013
Finally, a bank may be answerable for ignoring rules to protect New Yorkers' exempt money from seizure by judgment creditors. After three federal cases denied a private right of action against banks ...
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Class action against LVNV Funding, Resurgent, and Mel S. Harris Survives Dismissal Motion October 25, 2013
In Fritz v. Resurgent Capital Services, LP, [1] the plaintiffs in a class action assert claims against Resurgent Capital Services, LP, LVNV Funding, and Mel Harris, et al. for alleged violations of ...
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Colorado Capital Investments Inc. Sinks for Failure to Prove Ownership of Debt October 16, 2013
As where many debt buyers fall short in credit card litigation, here [1], Colorado Capital Investments failed to prove to a New York Civil Court that the defendant's "particular account" had been ...
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Cach, LLC Fails to Lay Proper Evidentiary Foundation for Purported Bank Records September 13, 2013
Debt buyers certainly do not escape "well settled standards" when relying on documentary evidence to win summary judgment. See DNS Equity Group Inc. v. Elizabeth Lavelle, 2010 N.Y. Slip Op 50298 (Dist ...
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