by John Skiba, Esq. | May 8, 2012 | Debt Collection Lawsuits, Fair Debt Collection
Last Friday my article on a recent victory against debt buyer Midland Funding, LLC was picked up by the Collection Industry News (“CIN”), a website that provides news and headlines for those who work in the debt collection industry. While the debt...
by John Skiba, Esq. | May 4, 2012 | Debt Collection Lawsuits
Not a day goes by that I don’t get several calls or emails from people that have been sued by Midland Funding, one of the largest debt buyers in the nation. Most find me through past particles I have written on the subject of debt collection lawsuits –...
by John Skiba, Esq. | May 3, 2012 | Debt Collection Lawsuits
He had been sued by a debt buyer. For three months he had been fighting a good battle on his own, but now trial was just around the corner and he was panicking. The elderly man sitting in my office had paid his debt – in full. That didn’t matter to the...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Apr 26, 2012 | Debt Collection Lawsuits, Fair Debt Collection
There you are, in the hospital, you come out of surgery hoping to see your loving family there to support you, but instead a debt collector is there asking you when you are going to pay your bill! It sounds stupid but that apparently is a new tactic being used by...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Apr 22, 2012 | Debt Collection Lawsuits, Podcasts
In tens of thousands of homes throughout the United States evenings are being interrupted by a knock at the door by the local process server. After the initial shock wears off of realizing that you have been sued, you review the documents and think to yourself, “who...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Apr 17, 2012 | Debt Collection Lawsuits, Podcasts
Day in and day out I get them. Phone calls from all over this great country of ours from people just like you. People who fell behind on their bills and now have been sued. Despite being served with paperwork that clearly stated (likely in BIG, BOLD LETTERING, that...
