NJ Lawyer Models Supreme Court Hearing On FDCPA

In Chung v. Shapriro and Denardo, Docket :14-cv-06899-FSH-JBC the District Court of New Jersey sustained the right of a debtor to seek collection of statutory damages for violations of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. On November 2nd the Supreme Court will determine whether plaintiffs going forward can enforce Congressionally enacted consumer rights statutes based…

Menendez Introduces the Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act

Legislation named in honor of NJ student, Christopher Bryski, Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ9) to Introduce House version SUMMARY The bill, first introduced by the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg in 2009, reintroduced in 2014 by Senator Menendez, bars lenders “from automatically declaring a default or accelerating the obligations on an otherwise performing loan upon the death,…

Counsel Liable For False Representation Of Clients

NJ firm Denbeaux & Denbeaux earns major victory using FDCPA for national consumers victimized by false information presented by law counsels at the bidding of their clients. Westwood, NJ, January 5, 2016:   No longer can legal counsel evade liability under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by claiming false information provided to a court or…