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DECEMBER 28, 2022
A report issued last week by the National Consumer Law Center grades each state on its exemption laws, which determine how much consumers can protect from judgments and garnishments, determining that none of the 50 states or other territories meet what the organization defines as the five basic standards.
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MAY 23, 2023
A District Court judge in Oklahoma has denied a defendant’s motion for summary judgment and a plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that, among other reasons, the migraines suffered by the plaintiff are sufficient for her to have standing to sue, and that there is a … (..)
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DECEMBER 9, 2022
A District Court judge in Indiana has granted a motion to vacate a default judgment that was entered against a defendant in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that the plaintiff never properly served the defendant with the summons and complaint, after the defendant removed the case to federal court.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2022
A District Court judge in North Carolina has granted a defendant’s motion for relief from judgment on the grounds that a default judgment obtained by the plaintiff in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case is void due to lack of service of process. A copy of the ruling in the case of Becvar v.
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NOVEMBER 1, 2022
A District Court judge in Nevada has dismissed – with prejudice – a plaintiff’s class-action complaint that a defendant violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by filing renewals for a judgment on an untimely basis, ruling that the defendant renewed the judgments within the window set forth by state law.
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MAY 12, 2023
A District Court judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a plaintiff’s Fair Debt Collection Practices Act suit on his own, without even needing a motion from the defendant, ruling the plaintiff’s attempt to sue the defendant after it obtained a default judgment is “not plausible.”
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JANUARY 4, 2022
The Governor of New York last week signed a bill into law that will lower the interest rate that can be charged on unpaid money judgments to 2%. The law not only applies to new judgments, but also will be applied retroactively to any judgment that is not fully paid or satisfied when the law … The post N.Y.
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