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Judgment Creditors Bear the Burden of Proving Claimed Exemptions Inapplicable October 26, 2022
Introduction: When Your Bank Accounts are Suddenly Frozen Imagine waking up one day to find your bank accounts frozen. The money in those accounts represents social security income, pension funds, ...
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Debt Collector Sue you in the Wrong County? Your Statute of Limitations to Retaliate. May 30, 2015
Consumers generally have one year in which to sue a debt collector for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Courts are generally strict in enforcing the one-year time limitation ...
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Midland Funding, LLC Summary Judgment Motion Denied as Inexcusably Late February 10, 2014
Facing a "Motion for Summary Judgment" by Midland Funding, LLC ? If so, Midland Funding, LLC is seeking a judgment against you while dispensing the need for a trial. The evidence against you is being ...
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The Langel Firm Secures Another Victory for Consumers Under the GBL - Judge Declares Baseless Debt Buyer Litigation Activity by Midland Funding Can Be Deceptive Act and/or Practice March 27, 2013
In a decision issued on March 22, 2013 by Judge Michael A. Ciaffa in the First District Court of Nassau County, the Court held that where a debt buyer brings litigation to collect on an unpaid debt, ...
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Cohen & Slamowitz Sued under FDCPA for Pursuing Wrong Person for Debt February 8, 2013
With remarkable factual similarity to our I.B. (name protected for confidentiality) action against Pressler & Pressler, the same Southern District Court (New York) let collection firm Cohen & ...
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Metro Portfolios Escapes Liability for Suing on Time-Barred Claim Due to Debtor's Failure to Vacate Judgment January 19, 2013
At The Langel Firm, we defend consumer debt lawsuits and bring separate federal lawsuits against those same collectors who violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) within the context of ...
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