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Debt Collection Letter Ruled Deceptive

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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR February 2000] A federal judge has reminded lawyers who write consumer collection letters that they must look carefully at the provisions of the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, 15 USCA §§1692 et...
Avoid Penalties Under Fair Debt Collection Procedures Act

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By Stewart E. Wurtzel [Originally published in NYPRR August 1999] The scenario is common. A client asks her attorney to recover monies which a debtor owes to the client but has failed to pay despite the client’s repeated demands. The attorney offers...

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