On January 4, the District Court of New Jersey dismissed a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) complaint against an unlicensed debt collector for lack of standing. In Valentine v. Unifund CCR, LLC, et al., the court...more
A recent decision out of the Northern District of Georgia highlights how statutory language is still important when resolving matters under the FDCPA. In this case of Joe v. Capital Link Management LLC, the court held that...more
The Eastern District of New York recently found that a plaintiff lacked Article III standing to bring her FDCPA suit as she failed to demonstrate a concrete, particularized injury. In the case of Bush v. Optio Solutions LLC,...more
In Tinsley v. Fairway Collections, LLC, the Western District of Washington recently issued an opinion finding that dismissal of a consumer’s FDCPA claim was not warranted because she alleged not owing the underlying debt at...more
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion affirming the dismissal of a lawsuit because a debt collector’s failure to use the FDCPA’s precise language in its validation notice is not a violation of the...more