I have to admit, I picked this case for this post mainly because of its cool name, Big M, Inc. t/a Annie Sez v. Texas Roadhouse Holding, LLC. But it also has something interesting to say about debt collection. The New Jersey Supreme Court decided ...
Bank of America recently agreed to drop the requirement that cardholders resolve disputes in arbitration. The bank did this as part of a settlement of a lawsuit in which they were accused of conspiring with other banks to require credit-card holders to arbitrate disputes instead of going to court. Other banks are still involved in ...
Image by ladybeames via FlickrOne way to get your creditors to stop harassing you is by filing for bankruptcy. But how does filing for bankruptcy stop creditor calls and letters? Through something called the ...
Image via WikipediaOn October 21, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report on debt collection abuses and the current state of legal ...
Image by eric731 via FlickrBecause of the automatic stay, a bankruptcy filing normally stops all lawsuits against you. But for a myriad of reasons, not everyone who is planning to file for bankruptcy ...
