Monthly Archives: April 2018

Garnishment and registration of foreign judgments

Posted on April 27, 2018 by dknights

In Fish v. Stone the W.D. of TN addresses claims that registration of a sister state judgment in a county other than the consumer’s county of residence violates the venue provisions of the FDCPA and that the lack of the … Continue reading →

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Spokeo helps… .sometimes

Posted on April 25, 2018 by dknights

The requirement in the recent Supreme Court case of Spokeo which requires an actual injury that a plaintiff can point to in order to recover damages has not had a lot of effect in the FDCPA world.  Most courts have … Continue reading →

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The 7th Circuit stabs the debt collector in the back

Posted on April 3, 2018 by dknights

The 7th Circuit had previously laid out safe harbor language that collectors could use when collecting debt with a variable balance.  In a recent decision, the court refuses to allow the safe harbor language to protect the collector due to … Continue reading →

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