More than a year after slamming a debt collecting law firm for trying to tack on $140 in court costs to a consumer’s credit card arrears, a Western District judge has described the firm’s motion for reconsideration as “bewildering” and borderline “frivolous.”
Chief Judge William Skretny’s (See Profile) latest decision in Hallmark v. Cohen & Slamowitz, 11-cv-842, largely echoed his September 2013 ruling stating the Woodbury firm misrepresented the amount owed and thereby violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (NYLJ, Sept. 20, 2013).
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
