While other defense lawyers are suing so-called foreclosure mills over the robo-signing scandal, a Hallandale Beach lawyer has had success suing law firms on novel grounds: violation of a federal debt collection law.
Solo practitioner Scott Owens agreed last week to settle a class action lawsuit with the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, a Fort Lauderdale foreclosure firm that closed down under a Florida Bar order in December. The firm reconstituted as Choice Legal Group.
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