Blog Posts in February, 2010
Posted on Feb 28, 2010 By Jesse Langel, Esq.
Seeking to recover $20,359.06 from a pro-se defendant at bench trial, Cohen & Slamowitz, LLP fails to offer credible evidence to establish the existence of any enforceable credit card debt. The ...
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Posted on Feb 25, 2010 By Jesse Langel
Another loss at trial for JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA in Kings Civil. Suing for the deficiency after a repossession allegedly connected to an auto loan, counsel for plaintiff, Cohen & Slamowitz, ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2010 By Jesse Langel
The gross amount of consumer debt being sold to debt buyers increased nearly a hundredfold in just over ten years, from $660 million in 1993 to $57 billion in 2004 (See NCLC, Fair Debt Collection ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2010 By Jesse Langel
It just dawned on me. The reason why the service items in my client's hospital bill were redacted was to protect his privacy under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). ...
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Posted on Feb 21, 2010 By Jesse Langel, Esq.
As you know, a large part of my practice includes quashing and vacating judgments based on, among other things, a lack of sufficient proof that would qualify for a judgment under CPLR§3215(f). ...
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