Creditors and debt collectors may rest assured that they are not violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when sending debt-collection communications prior to any knowledge of a debtor’s bankruptcy filing. In Carrasquillo v. CICA Collection Agency, Inc., the district court for the District of Puerto Rico relied on a Third Circuit case when finding a debt collector lacked the requisite knowledge and intent to violate § 1692e of the FDCPA. Consequently, the court dismissed the debtor’s case with prejudice — barring the debtor from bringing this specific FDCPA claim against the debt collector again.
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DENVER, Colo -- Harvest Strategy Group Inc. made a charitable contribution to the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center (ABC) for Human Rights in Iran. The compelling stories of the organization and its backstory are detailed on the website, iranrights.org. The nonprofit organization is working towards peaceful transition in Iran by documenting human rights abuses and promoting democratic values.
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Once a litigation strategy is underway, changing course is not always easy. A debt collection firm recently learned this lesson the hard way when its timely attempt to transfer a case out of state court and into federal court was denied. According to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, by initially participating in the state court action, a law firm waived its ability to remove its case to federal court.
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