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Domesticating and Enforcing Your Foreign Judgments With a Massachusetts Collections Attorney

Collections Law

Collecting debts from debtors having assets in Massachusetts while you are in another state or a different country used to be difficult, even if you had a judgment against them. Massachusetts was among the few states that had not adopted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgment Act. Not Just Domestication — Enforcement, Too.

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Collecting Business Debt: Five Best Practices When Working With A Collections Agency

Taurus Collect

This blog post aims to provide you with five best practices for working effectively with a collections agency under this model, ensuring that your business can recover its debts efficiently and economically. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act (1998) is one crucial law that you should be well-versed in.

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Washington District Court Awards $60,000 in Emotional Distress Damages to Plaintiffs in FDCPA Case

Troutman Sanders

Columbia Debt Recovery , a Washington district court awarded each plaintiff $30,000 in emotional distress damages under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), $120 in treble actual damages under the Washington Collection Agency Act (WCAA) and the Washington Consumer Protection Act (WCPA), and $2,000 in statutory damages under the FDCPA.

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Can Debtors Be Legally Forced To Pay Debt With Their Cryptocurrency

Nexa Collect

Individuals can be legally forced to pay their debts with their cryptocurrency, but the creditor must have a judgment which states that the debtor is obligated to pay off the debt, including any cryptocurrency they own. Debtors are legally bound to pay their liabilities like outstanding credit cards or unpaid bills etc.

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