Account Recovery

JUNE 24, 2021

A District Court judge in Florida has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment on most of the claims in a lawsuit accusing it of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act by misrepresenting that the collector was an attorney and by using obscene and profane language during … (..)

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Account Recovery

JANUARY 28, 2021

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant that was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act because of alleged misrepresentations made by another entity that was collecting on the defendant’s behalf.

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) are two pro-consumer statutes. Oftentimes, consumer lawyers bring claims for technical violations of the statutes, even when there are not any actual damages suffered by a consumer.

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Jimerson Firm

JULY 21, 2021

Nevertheless, there appears to be an increase in class action complaints alleging violations of consumer protection laws such as Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Florida’s Consumer Collections Practices Act (FCCPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), or Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

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Better Credit Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

BYL Collections isn’t a household name, but it collects for several businesses across multiple industries. Based in Westchester, Pennsylvania, BYL is a third-party collections agency that was founded in 1998. The agency specializes in consumer collections, commercial collections, and medical device recovery.

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) is a pro-consumer statute. Given the pro-consumer nature of the statute, one big consideration for defending against FCCPA claims is how to shift risk to the plaintiff. . As such, businesses need to be aware of the statute and the risk and liability of the statute.

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FDCPA Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Attorneys and other entities that regularly engage in collection work for community associations may be subject to the requirements of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. as well as analogous state laws governing the consumer collection process. And this it did not do, directly or otherwise.

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