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Case ID: 3167 | Credit / Debt | 02/16/2004
A statewide class action has been filed in Indiana against attorney Lawrence Reuben and the Law Offices of Lawrence Reuben. The action is brought on behalf of all Indiana consumers who, since January 21, 2003, have received a collection letter from Reuben or his law office which did not include the federally mandated language regarding consumers' rights to dispute the validity of the debt being collected. The action is brought under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and seeks statutory damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief.
Consumers allege that Reuben, who is an attorney specializing in debt collection, has violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in his efforts to collect debts for third parties. Under the Act, debt collectors must include, within 5 days of their initial communication, notice that consumers have 30 days to dispute the validity of the debt being collected. The consumers allege that Reuben failed to include this information in any of his communications and after an entire year, still failed to provide this information. This information is federally mandated as a means for consumers to verify that a debt under collection is in fact a debt owed by them and is one of the primary means for consumers to protect themselves from unlawful debt collection attempts. Any failure to include this information entitles consumers to statutory damages under the Act. As Reuben specializes in debt collection, consumers allege that he has sent hundreds, if not thousands, of letters to debtors in an effort to make collections. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Credit / Debt Cases of Interest A federal class action has been filed against the Kentucky based Trover Clinic Foundation and its associated network of hospitals and medical officers. The suit alleges that over 415 individuals who sued Trover Clinic in state court were subsequently contacted and told that they would not be treated at any Trover affiliated facility unless they accepted the terms of a settlement offer put forward by Trover. Many of the plaintiffs are cancer patients who would have been forced to seek treatment out of state as a result of Trover's refusal to treat them. A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania against First Financial Asset Management, Inc., a Georgia-based collection agency, for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) which prohibits debt collectors from engaging in abusive, deceptive and unfair collection practices. Class members seek injunctive, compensatory and punitive relief. In addition to the multiple companies suing Visa and Mastercard over excessive processing fees, two more retail groups announced that they have filed class action suits against Visa USA, MasterCard Inc. and a number of major banks over the fees they charge for processing credit card transactions.
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