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Memorandum Opinion on Plaintiffs' Original Complaint
Release Date:
6-May-09
Author or Contact:
Clarissa Perez
Category:
What's New?
Subcategory:
Homesteads
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Memorandum Opinion on Plaintiffs' Original Complaint
Too Good to be True: Consumer Counsel Warn Lawyers to Be Wary of Client E-Mail Scams
Release Date:
26-Jan-09
Author or Contact:
Clarissa Perez
Category:
Recent News
Houston Lawyer Richard T. Howell, Jr., whose firm was scammed out of $182,500 by a client who contacted and hired him though e-mail, says he is talking publicly about the situation so he can prevent other Texas lawyers from making the same mistakes.
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Too Good to be True: Consumer Counsel Warn Lawyers to Be Wary of Client E-Mail Scams
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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Zombie Debts Refuse To Die
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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Payday Loans
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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Collection Firms Taking More Debtors to Small Claims Court
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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Harassment of Debtors: When to Sue
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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Interview with Richard Tomlinson in Houston Chronicle on payday loan regulation.
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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Ask Amy: Collectors Want Money For Debt Not Owed
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 Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Finance Company Alleging Violations of Consumer Protection Laws
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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Law Office of Richard Tomlinson Successfully Defends Consumer Against Violation of Federal and State Consumer Protection Laws
