Category: Class Action

Debt collectors are known for doing whatever it takes to collect a debt, including calling a debtor’s family members. For debtors, this can be humiliating. And unfortunately, this tactic is often effective, as it forces debtors to pay up to avoid future embarrassing phone calls. In this article, we examine whether it’s...

Debt collectors use a variety of tactics to try to collect debts. One such tactic is contacting debtors by phone. However, when debt collectors have trouble getting ahold of debtors by calling them at home, they often resort to other means, including calling debtors at work. Debt collection calls at work aren’t...

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) is a consumer protection law that is designed to protect consumers from abusive debt collection practices. Unfortunately, however, many debt collectors are all too happy to violate the FDCPA in their quest to coerce consumers into making payments. Fortunately, when debt collectors violate the FDCPA,...

Identity theft is a serious problem in the United States. In fact, approximately 35 percent of all adults in the United States have been victims of identity theft. In order to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft, it’s important to have accurate information about the crime. Unfortunately, however, there’s a lot...

Identity theft is on the rise in America. Every day, thousands of Americans fall victim to this illicit practice. And although there are ways for identity theft victims to clean up the mess caused by fraudsters, it can take years to get things back on track following the theft of one's identity....

Although most people have heard of class action lawsuits, not many have a good understanding of them. Broadly speaking, class action lawsuits are legal actions brought on behalf of groups of people. Class action lawsuits differ from traditional lawsuits, which are typically filed by single individuals. However, there is much more to...