by John Skiba, Esq. | Aug 14, 2015 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits, Debt Settlement
Recently I was attending a pretrial conference at one of the local justice courts here in Arizona in one of the cases I have against Midland Funding, LLC. This type of court hearing is quite short (less than 5 minutes) and nothing much really happens other than the...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Aug 3, 2015 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits, Newsletter
Recently, I have seen a flood of low-dollar debt collection lawsuits by junk debt buyers Midland Funding here in Arizona. Many times it doesn’t make sense to hire an attorney in cases where the amount in dispute is less than $1,000. However, without an attorney...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Jul 23, 2015 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits
Often here on my blog I will discuss some of the more technical legal arguments that can help you win your case against junk debt buyers. However, in a surprisingly high number of cases you end up winning simply for showing up and continuing to show up until the very...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Jul 19, 2015 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits, Debt Settlement, Newsletter, Podcasts
On July 8, 2015 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and 47 states took action against Chase Bank for illegal debt collection activities involving the sale of delinquent accounts to third-party junk debt buyers. After a thorough investigation the CFPB...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Jul 13, 2015 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits, Newsletter
I am excited to launch a new service to consumers who are battling their debt problems without the assistance of an attorney. Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 14th, at 9:00 a.m. P.S.T. the online video courses will become available. Right now you will be able to access...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Jul 5, 2015 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits, Newsletter
Every year over 400,000 debt collection lawsuits are filed by junk debt buyers like Midland Funding, Portfolio Recovery Associates, Cavalry SPV, and CACH, LLC. Worse yet, nearly 95% of these collection cases end in a default judgment – meaning that the consumer who...
