Day: February 25, 2014

Earlier this month, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the plaintiff in Robins v. Spokeo, Inc., did not need to allege actual injury to prove the existence of a willful violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”).   On appeal, the Appellate Court reversed the lower court’s dismissal of the plainitff’s claim and held that a…

If you are one of millions of consumers and have at least one or more debts in default, you have probably been contacted by a debt collector demanding payment.  In an effort to protect your rights, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) was enacted to shield you from abusive collection tactics, however the law only applies to debt collectors…