Posts Tagged ‘Venue’
Jury awards Over $25M in Texas AG Enforcement Action
It is rare for an enforcement action against debt collectors to go to a contested trial, and a jury verdict is even rarer. On June 7, 2017, a Harris County, Texas jury awarded over $25 million in in civil penalties against a Houston debt buyer, its attorney, and his law firm for a variety of…
Read MoreSeventh Circuit Rules That Collection Lawyers May Not Rely on Its Own Decisions
In a decision that cries out for legislative action the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that attorneys who collect consumer debts in the Seventh Circuit may not rely upon decisions of the Seventh Circuit in determining how they should comply with the FDCPA. The troubling en banc decision reversed…
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