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Zombie Debts Refuse To Die
Release Date: 25-May-08 Author or Contact: Clarissa Perez Category: Recent News Subcategory: Old Debt
Bankruptcy is supposed to get rid of bad pennies.
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Payday Loans
Release Date: 1-Mar-08 Author or Contact: Clarissa Perez Category: Recent News Subcategory: Pay Day Loans
Information for Clients of Texas Attorneys
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Collection Firms Taking More Debtors to Small Claims Court
Release Date: 28-Feb-08 Author or Contact: Clarissa Perez Category: Recent News Subcategory: Debt Collection Lawsuits
http://www.khou.com/business/stories/khou080228_jj_debtcollectors.760939c.html
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Harassment of Debtors: When to Sue
Release Date: 1-Feb-08 Author or Contact: Clarissa Perez Category: Related News Subcategory: Fair Debt Collection
Presentation to Poverty Law Section of the State Bar of Texas on 2/1/08
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Interview with Richard Tomlinson in Houston Chronicle on payday loan regulation.
Release Date: 6-Apr-07 Author or Contact: Clarissa Perez Category: Recent News Subcategory: Pay Day Loans
Richard Tomlinson discusses short-term payday loans and potential regulation of the payday industry. See link to Houston Chronicle article below- http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/4692175.html
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Ask Amy: Collectors Want Money For Debt Not Owed
Release Date: 14-Nov-06 Author or Contact: Channel 2 News www.Click2Houston.com Category: Recent News Subcategory: Fair Debt Collection
http://www.click2houston.com/investigates/10316957/detail.html "HOUSTON -- Demanding letters and frequent phone calls -- you know the feeling if you've ever owed a debt. But one man says he doesn't owe a dime, and he's asking Amy what to do about a letter asking him to pay up. KPRC Local 2 investigative reporter Amy Davis has the answer."
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Law Office of Richard Tomlinson Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Finance Company Alleging Violations of Consumer Protection Laws
Release Date: 21-Mar-06 Author or Contact: Dan Keeney Category: Recent News Subcategory: Fair Debt Collection
The Law Office of Richard Tomlinson has filed suit against Drive Financial Services, L.P. alleging numerous violations of federal and state consumer protection laws while attempting to collect debts. According the lawsuit, Drive made it a practice to send people who fell behind in their payments a letter that violated the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Texas Debt Collection Act.
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Law Office of Richard Tomlinson Successfully Defends Consumer Against Violation of Federal and State Consumer Protection Laws
Release Date: 2-Apr-05 Author or Contact: Richard Tomlinson Category: Recent Consumer Law Court Rulings Subcategory: Fair Debt Collection
Debt collectors can�t arbitrarily choose where they file lawsuits to collect upon a consumer debt. That's what a federal magistrate judge has ruled, entering a partial summary judgment in favor of Carla Hester in her suit against Graham, Bright & Smith and R. Spencer. Hester was represented by Houston Consumer Law Attorney Richard Tomlinson.
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