debt collection

May 8, 2026

COA declines to enforce settlement agreement due to disputed terms

The Eastern District reversed enforcement of a settlement agreement after finding disputed material facts over essential contract terms.

Mar 20, 2018

Appellate Practice : Inadequate Brief – Debt Collection

Unifund CCR Partners v. Myers (MLW No. 71453/ED105749 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Van Amburg, J.)

Feb 24, 2014

Civil Practice : Debt Collection – Assignment – Standing

Skaggs Regional Medical Center v. Powers (MLW No. 66040/Case No. SD32741 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Scott, J.)

Jul 29, 2013

Agencies, Congress turn up heat on debt collectors

The rise in health care-related consumer debt, student loans, shoddy record keeping by creditors and abusive practices by debt collectors are leading federal regulators and lawmakers to crack down on third-party debt collectors and call for tighter rules applying to them.

Mar 22, 2012

Consumer Law: Debt Collection – FDCA

Hemmingsen v. Messerli & Kramer (MLW No. 63432/Case No. 11-2029 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

Apr 15, 2009

Cuomo charges business with failing to notify targets

New York State charged a legal process-serving business and its top officer with failing to notify people they faced debt-collection lawsuits, resulting in thousands of individuals’ defaulting in the cases. […]