Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc.

More than one-third of the $11.7 billion debt collection industry revenue comes from debt buyers who buy third-party debt for just a few cents on the dollars. The 9–0 Supreme…

Basic Concepts of the Electronic Funds Transfers Act

The FDCPA has come under an onslaught of resistance. Besides many companies cleaning up their collection calls, Spokeo and other creative defenses have hampered the effectiveness of consumer lawyers assisting…

Discovering Evidence in Credit Reporting Cases

Discovery in FCRA litigation is complex and compounded by defense counsel that feign ignorance and systematically work to maintain a veil of secrecy over their clients’ credit reporting activities. This…

Navigating Consumer Protection Issues in Auto Buying

Have you ever had a client who was taken for a ride and lost significant money when buying a new or used car?  In this webinar, staff from the Federal…

Maximizing Damages under the FDCPA

With the right storytelling and common law theories, you can maximize actual and punitive damages under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Use of recent trial verdicts and arbitration…

Used Car Cases Can Be More Profitable Than You Think

The used automobile sales industry is well known for its consumer protection abuses. However, because used car consumer cases often do not involve financially stable dealerships or claims against manufacturers,…

Fighting Unauthorized Billing and Charges on Consumer Accounts

Join this webinar to get practical information to help clients who have experienced unauthorized charges on their credit card, debit card, or bank accounts as well as their telephone bills…

Gathering, Preserving, and Leveraging Evidence in FDCPA and TCPA Cases

Evidence handling is crucial to efficiently and effectively winning your FDCPA/TCPA cases. You can win these cases if you approach evidence gathering and preservation early—long before a case is ever…

Debt Defense 101 Trial Preparation

This webinar will discuss how to defend a consumer debt collection case at trial. It will first very briefly review the information, documents, and testimony you should optimally obtain in…