Debt Collection Ruling Spotlights Abusive Practices
The problem of unfair consumer debt litigation tactics—which may keep those with unpaid bills from contesting their cases in court —has come into sharp focus after a Manhattan federal court certified a class of consumers victimized by “sewer service” and other abusive debt collection practices. U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin certified a class of thousands of plaintiffs who had default judgments entered against them after they were sued over their unpaid debts in civil court in New York City, according to Reuters. Chin’s ruling involves a lawsuit against Leucadia National Corp., a debt