James Choi’s ambulance trip from Northside Hospital across the street to Saint Joseph’s Hospital cost $500. Choi, an insurance agent, thought his insurance company should pay the whole cost, so he disputed the bill and believed it was resolved in his favor. Six years later, he applied to refinance...
wait... what if it the Army that says you owe them 7 thousand from 20 years ago and that they overpaid you?? plus/they tell you while you are in a fighting zone and takes it, right there and then?? are we protected from even the Army??
I just googled "Ministry of Government Services". Apparently its part of the government of Ontario, Canada. Is there any chance you owe money to the Canadian government? If I was you I would contact the Ministry of Government Services. See if you owe anything. If you do they might work out a payment...
If you have proof that you initiated payment with sufficient time for it to be received by them prior to the due date, take it up directly with the publication. (Even better would be if you have proof of payment being tendered by them such as a canceled check or the date the charge was posted to a...
I certainly hope The Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff burn in flames with the new regulations for their shady, underhanded and illegal practices. I am fighting them right now because they got a judgment against me last year and knowingly sent all the court documents to an old address, they also used...
Class action payouts are often of a low token value. The idea is meant to be that fatcat defendants take a larger wound than an individual can deliver. Often these cases are skewed into generating mainly profit and bragging rights for the plaintiff attorney. There is one law firm (Mathews, I think)...
yes you can send them a cease and desist letter to tell them to stop calling and you are working with the original creditor. i would also let the original creditor know that the collection agency is calling you so they can call them and let them know you are paying them. i have done this and calls...
There are now several consumer forums with a few remarks on this lawbreaking firm, tracing it to Batavia, NY. This makes it another 'Buffalo Bully' and means you can warm up those lawsuits. Make the FDCPA your new best friend. Here's one place to start reading:...
Not to support the actions of bad collection practice but if you write a bad check It could spell bad news for you check your state laws and know your rights but know that check fraud is a serious issue.
When you receive an unwanted sales call -or any kind of unwanted call for that matter- just ask them to hold on a minute. Set the phone down, and walk away. When you hear that busy signal indicating your phone is off the hook, go back and hang it up. This not only takes a lot of time away from the...
Sounds crazy that someone can harass you so much on a debt so old (15 years from when payments stopped and it was considered defaulted?) It's also well past any state's statute of limitations, as far as I'm aware. Also, he may be a lawyer, but when acting on a debt collection attempt, they are...
