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 31, 2015 | Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Collection Lawsuits, Debt Settlement, Newsletter
I am proud to announce the launch of the Consumer Warrior Forums. Every day I get emails, comments on my blog, phone calls, and meet with people in person who are desperate for help with their debt collection lawsuit but either can’t afford an attorney or it...
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 14, 2015 | Debt Collection Lawsuits, Debt Settlement
My new online debt defense video courses will be available this morning at 9:00 a.m. (pst). These courses are geared to helping people who are fighting debt collection lawsuits against junk debt buyers like Midland Funding, Cavalry SPV, Portfolio Recovery Associates,...
