by John Skiba, Esq. | May 13, 2014 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits
If you are being sued by Midland Funding you have no doubt met Midland Funding’s evil twin – Midland Credit Management, Inc. Most people simply refer jointly to these companies as “Midland” and press forward trying to figure out a way to make...
by John Skiba, Esq. | May 12, 2014 | Debt Settlement, Fair Debt Collection, FDCPA Claims
I have found that many people who are going through a financial crisis just accept the punishment inflicted upon them by abusive debt collectors. It is almost as if they believe that abusive debt collection is the price to pay for being unable to pay all of their...
by John Skiba, Esq. | May 10, 2014 | Fair Debt Collection, FDCPA Claims
Day in and day out for nearly 11 years I have met with families who are going through financial difficulties. Something that may be surprising, and a little disconcerting, is that there isn’t a certain “type” of person or certain career paths that...
by John Skiba, Esq. | May 8, 2014 | Debt Collection Lawsuits, Fair Debt Collection, FDCPA Claims
Social media can unravel your FDCPA claim or deep six possible defenses in your debt collection lawsuit faster than you say Facebook. It is easy to get a false sense of privacy when we are chatting away with family and friends in social media. But social media can be...
by John Skiba, Esq. | May 1, 2014 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits
Will you win? Anyone who has been sued by Midland Funding is faced with this question when deciding what they should do. Do you fight it – push the case to trial and hope to get a judgment in your favor? Or do you try and settle and throw some money at the...