Monthly Archives: October 2019
7th Cir. Confirms Charging Unconscionably High Prices Alone Not Sufficient for UDAP Claim
Fla. App. Court (2nd DCA) Holds FCCPA Claims for Workplace Injury Bills Not Negated by Workers Comp Law
Maurice Wutscher’s Alan Hochheiser to Speak on Judgment Enforcement Strategies Oct. 23 on VoiceAmerica
Oct. 22, 2019 — Maurice Wutscher bankruptcy authority Alan Hochheiser will discuss judgment enforcement strategies that work on Oct. 23 at 7 PM ET on VoiceAmerica Business Channel.
During the internet radio program, Mr. Hochheiser will relate success stories, explaining which judgment enforcement strategies have been most effective for creditors.
To listen to the program live or on demand after Oct. 23, click here.
Nevada Enacts ‘Consumer Protection from the Accrual of Predatory Interest After Default Act’
Calif. App. Court (2nd Dist) Upholds Over 60% Reduction on Consumer Plaintiff’s Attorney Fee Award
Three New California Laws Will Impact Consumer Credit
Illinois App. Court (1st Dist) Holds Equitable Owner Not Necessary Party in Mortgage Foreclosure
7th Cir. Holds Creditor Liable for Its Counsel’s Bankruptcy Discharge Violation
Calif. App. Court (2nd Dist) Rejects Claim That Loan Assignment During Default Was Void
9th Cir. Holds Attorneys’ Fees May Be Included in CAFA ‘Amount in Controversy’
Maurice Wutscher’s Keith Wier to Speak at Southwest ACA Conference
Oct. 8, 2019 — Maurice Wutscher attorney Keith Wier will participate in a panel discussion on issues affecting the credit and collection industry at the 2019 Southwest ACA Conference and Expo in Irving, Texas, on Oct. 14.
The panel will discuss current trends in litigation as well as Texas’s new debt buyer legislation which took effect Sept. 1. The law limits when a debt buyer can initiate legal action or arbitration to collect consumer debt and prohibits revival of the statute of limitations once expired. It also requires specific notices with respect to out-of-statute debt.
For more information about the conference, click here.