by John Skiba, Esq. | Mar 23, 2016 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits
Even though Midland Funding is a debt collector, its business model really isn’t about calling you on the phone or sending you threatening letters – they sue people. And they do so in huge numbers. In 2008 Midland filed more than 450,000 debt collection...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Mar 1, 2016 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits
Recently I had the privilege of arguing a debt collection case on behalf of a client against Midland Funding. The case was heard by the Arizona Court of Appeals and had to deal with one of the big issues when it comes to junk debt buyer cases – whether Midland...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Jan 13, 2016 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits
Each and every year there are hundreds of thousands of lawsuits filed across the country by companies known as “junk debt buyers“. Despite the huge volume of lawsuits there are relatively few lawyers who handle these types of cases and even fewer who have...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Jan 9, 2016 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits
This weekend I finally gave in and started watching the series on Netflix “Making a Murderer”. If you were like me and haven’t started binge watching this documentary here is a brief synopsis – Steven Avery gets convicted of a sexual assault...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Jan 9, 2016 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits, Garnishment, Wage Garnishment
Arizona has a default judgment problem. Every day I meet with families and individuals who have been notified that their wages are about to be garnished based upon a default judgment entered years ago that they didn’t even know existed, from a creditor whose...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Nov 17, 2015 | Collection Law Suits, Debt Collection Lawsuits, Newsletter
I would guess that I meet with at least two people daily here in my Arizona consumer law practice who tell me that they know a process server has been coming by the house but they have been avoiding him and the lawsuit they know the process server is bringing with...
