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Pennsylvania Complaint Against Allied Interstate, Inc. for FDCPA Violations

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA  John and Jane Doe           Plaintiffs,                  v. ALLIED   INTERSTATE, INC.           Defendant.   ))))) ) ) )   Civil Action   No. 12-3795 Arbitration   AMENDED COMPLAINT This is an action for damages brought by individual consumers,  against Defendant, Allied Interstate, Inc. for violations of the Fair

Medical Bill Discrepancies Can Negatively Affect Credit

Issues with payment of medical bills can result in collections actions that negatively impact credit scores. Those affected may not even realize that their credit has been impacted. Read the story at The New York Times.

Memorandum re: Motion to Dismiss

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA KEESHA GOODE and VICTORIA GOODMAN, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. LEXISNEXIS RISK & INFORMATION ANALYTICS GROUP, INC., Defendant. <pCIVIL ACTION NO. 2:11-cv-2950-JD DuBOIS, J. • March 22, 2012 MEMORANDUM I. INTRODUCTION In this putative class action, plaintiffs allege

Motion to Dismiss in LexisNexis Class Action Denied

A class action lawsuit was brought by plaintiffs Keesha Goode and Victoria Goodman that claims LexisNexis classified certain retail workers as thieves in a database and distributed that information to current and prospective employers. The suit alleges that this practice was in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. LexisNexis made a motion to dismiss

Federal Court Order Denying Debt Collector Professional Collection Consultants Inc. Motion to Dismiss

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL CASE NO.: CV 11-10089-SJO (AGRx) DATE: March 19, 2012 TITLE: Plaintiff v. Wells Fargo Dealer Services, Inc., et al. ======================================================================== PRESENT: THE HONORABLE S. JAMES OTERO, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Victor Paul Cruz Courtroom Clerk Not Present Court Reporter COUNSEL PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF:

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues First Report on Debt Collection

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued its first annual report summarizing its activities to administer the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). The report provides information on the number of complaints received in the previous year, provides background on the FDCPA, discusses policy initiatives and plans for the FDCPA and provides other information. Read

Federal Court Decision Against MDA Lending Solutions

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA     Plaintiff, :                                                                                                   CIVIL ACTION v. : : TRANS UNION, LLC, et al., : Defendants. :                                                                                                         No. 11-3607 MEMORANDUM PRATTER, J.                                                                                     JANUARY 25, 2012     Plaintiff filed this action, alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act that arose

Federal Court Complaint Against Debt Collector Pinnacle Credit Survives Motion to Dismiss

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA                                                                                                                          CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff,   v. :   TRANS UNION, et al., :                                                                                                                             NO. 11-2895 Defendants. : M E M O R A N D U M GENE E.K. PRATTER, J.,                                                                           MARCH 5, 2012 Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants violated

Imprisoned Beam Subject of Federal Lawsuit by Former Tenant

The Shippensburg News-Chronicle By Dale Heberlig, Managing Editor Published: February 27, 2012 Man claims Beam made derogatory and inaccurate credit reports While attorneys for convicted tax-evader Troy Beam continue to argue that their client has undergone a “transformation” and should receive a light sentence for his federal felony convictions, a new civil suit filed in

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