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Served By a Debt Collector? What To Do Next

August 4, 2009

Getting served with a lawsuit is one of the more upsetting things that can happen to you. When a process server hands a summons and complaint to you or to someone “of suitable age and discretion” who answers your door, they are dragging you into the legal system.
But really, it is not as bad as [...]

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Defaults in Minnesota in 2008 increase 39% over 2007

March 13, 2009

If the default numbers for Minnesota are any indication, debt collectors are falling all over themselves, suing everyone in sight. In 2007, a “mere” 36,000 defaults were filed. In 2008, that number jumped to just over 51,000.
Some were responsible for more of those lawsuits than others. Minnesota debt collection law firm Messerli & Kramer, for [...]

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Chicago courts clogged with collection claims

June 11, 2008

Chicago joins California and Minnesota in the news, as its civil courts try to deal with moving more than 119,000 debt collection lawsuits through the system.

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Two consumer law CLE seminars coming up

May 18, 2008

I am teaching two continuing legal education seminars on consumer law in June. My presentations tend to be engaging (I don’t have the patience for boring presentations even when I am giving them), informative, and well-attended. Register early!

June 10th at 9 a.m. Offensive Defense: An Introduction to Protecting Consumers from Unscrupulous Debt Collectors, 1 hour [...]

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