Texas Consumer Law & Debtor's Rights Blog

Posted below is a very interesting article from the New York Times regarding debt collection lawsuits in the New York state court systems.  The article is very revealing of the abusive and harassing practices of some debt collection law firms and debt buyers.  More importantly, the article illustrates that at least some judges in New York are feed up with debt collectors filing lawsuits in which they know they will be unable to prove in court.  They basically file these lawsuits in hopes of obtaining a default judgement or having a judge that is going to “rubber stamp” these type of debt collection lawsuits on behalf of the debt collector.    The same type of activity goes on here right in the Great State of Texas.  I hope that judges here in Texas, especially those in the justice of the peace courts, take a stand against these abusive practices by debt collectors and make debt collectors actually prove up these lawsuits according to the rules of law and evidence.  Take the lead against this abusive behavior just some of your fellow colleagues in New York.

New York Judges Question Suits by Debt Collectors – NYTimes.com.

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