Foreclosure Mills et. al.!

SIKES v. MEL HARRIS & ASSOCIATES | NY Certifies Class Action – “Sewer Service” “RICO” “FDCPA” “Fraudulently obtain default judgments against more than 100,000?

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Specifically, the bill would insert an additional exemption to the definition of “debt collector.” The new language is as follows:

…The term (debt collector) does not include –

(F) any law firm or licensed attorney–

(i) serving, filing, or conveying formal legal pleadings, discovery requests, or other documents pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure; or

(ii) communicating in, or at the direction of, a court of law or in depositions or settlement conferences, in connection with a pending legal action to collect a debt on behalf of a client; and…

The new language is to be added to the section of the FDCPA that already exempts creditors, government employees, and others.

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