http://www.houstonconsumerlaw.com Houston Consumer Law Release RSS feed. . Copyright 2005, Houston Consumer Law Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@houstonconsumerlaw.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:03:21 GMT Release http://www.houstonconsumerlaw.com/en/rel/1/ HOUSTON, APRIL, 2, 2005 - Ruling that debt collectors can't arbitrarily choose where they file lawsuits to collect upon a consumer debt, a federal magistrate judge has entered 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. The case involved an earlier lawsuit filed against Hester that sought payment of a consumer debt. She had entered into a retail installment contract with Aqua Finance to fund the installation of siding on her home. When Hester did not pay the debt, Graham, Bright & Smith and R. Spencer filed suit against her in Dallas County, Texas, despite the fact that Hester resides in Smith County, Texas. Federal Magistrate Judge Judith Guthrie ruled that defendants Graham, Bright & Smith and R. Spencer Shytles violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by filing suit against Hester in an inappropriate venue. The suit was not filed in... http://www.houstonconsumerlaw.com/en/rel/1/ noemail@houstonconsumerlaw.com Sat, 02 Apr 2005 14:00:00 GMT