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CreditRage -16- FDCPA and Social Media Thoughts

Hi All, With the prevalence of social media, I thought I should share my thoughts with you. How does the FDCPA apply to social media such as Facebook, [...]

Case Law: Yale New Haven Hosp. v. Orlins, 1992 WL 110710 (Conn. Super. Ct. May 11, 1992)

Are Lawyers debt collectors? In addition to the standard legal citation of Heintz v. Jenkins, check this one out: “Simply stated, if an attorney regularly [...]

CreditRage -17- Evidence Against You

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All, First of all, I stutter in this podcast right out of the gate! It made me laugh while I was posting it, so I didn't edit it out. Anyhow... I wanted [...]

CreditRage – 15 – Know Your Local Rules

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All, I know you're not going to believe this, but I made a gaffe. A gaffe sounds better than a mistake, doesnt it? Anyhow, I read my local rules, but I [...]

Example: MOTION TO DEEM FACTS ADMITTED

There are three parts of Discovery you can propound on your adversaries: Admissions Requests for Productions Interrogatories This post is going to look at [...]

New WebRecon Data

WebRecon tracks litigation on consumer laws such as the FDCPA, FCRA, and TCPA. Here is the link to their latest data [...]

Case Law: LVNV FUNDING, LLC v. MASTAW: hearsay exception for business records

In dealing with business records being admitted as evidence, this case is a great read. See attached. lvnv-v-mastaw-tn-14-dec-2011 Here is the summary: This [...]

Case Law: Budd v. People: Rights

Budd v. People, 143 U.S. 517, 550, 12 S. Ct. 468, 478, 36 L. Ed. 247 (1892)Supreme Court of the United States February 29, 1892 143 U.S. 51712 S.Ct. 468 [...]

Case Law: James Talcott, Inc. v. Gee: Deficiency Judgment

James Talcott, Inc. v. Gee, 266 Cal. App. 2d 384, 72 Cal. Rptr. 168 (1968)Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 5, California.October 4, 1968 266 [...]