When the calls did not stop, the plaintiff retained a consumer attorney, who filed a complaint that accused Northstar Location Services of violating the FDCPA in the following ways:. If you receive a call from or , a debt collector from Northstar Location Services is trying to collect payment on a debt.
If they are looking for someone who longer lives at your residence and become verbally abusive when you insist that they have a wrong number, consult a consumer attorney. The size and nature of your debt have nothing to do with how you should be treated as a human being. If third-party collectors are subjecting you to the type of harassment outlined in the FDCPA, you should consider completing a free case evaluation and filing a claim with the help of an FDCPA attorney.
Your attorney can aid in gathering evidence, arguing on your behalf, and knowing exactly what is required at each point in the case. In other words, your attorney will be in the best position to help you navigate this complex process and finally get the peace of mind that you deserve.
If you file a claim against Northstar Location Services or any other third-party collection agency, you may not be entitled to any compensation. In order for us to serve you better, please choose from an option below.
This is an attempt to collect a debt; any information obtained will be used for that purpose. This communication is from a debt collector. This is a communication from a debt collector. They boast that their executives have an average of 30 years of experience in the debt collection industry. Lemberg Law is a consumer law firm helping victims of collection harassment and abuse.
Misled by a collector? Call our Helpline today! There is no charge unless we win. As of Decemebr , the Better Business Bureau reported 37 closed Northstar Location Services complaints within the previous three years, including 14 closed complaints within the previous 12 months.
In addition, Justia lists 28 complaints filed in federal court in the past year alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. It is illegal for a debt collector to make empty threats to sue you or garnish your wages. It is also unlikely Northstar Collections would sue you for a debt you may not owe or they cannot validate. However, debt collection agencies are known to have summoned debtors to court and garnish wages after a default judgement.
Find out if we can help you too today! Call NOW. You can sue a debt collector. In , a judge in U. While the letter acknowledged that the debt was past the statute of limitations, it did not mention that any payment would restart the clock and the debt would once again be considered current.
Moreover, the consumer claimed that she had never agreed to make a payment. The suit alleged violations of the FDCPA for falsely stating that she had agreed to make a payment, and by using deceptive or misleading means to collect a debt. The court said it was not persuaded that an unsophisticated consumer — the standard used by the FDCPA — would understand the consequences of making a payment.
May 2, On behalf of our client, Lemberg Law recently filed a complaint in U. District Court, District of Maryland. Our client says that Northstar called his sister, parents-in-law, and sisters-in-law, and left voicemail messages about the debt. The voicemail messages allegedly indicated that Northstar was trying to contact our client and his wife to collect a debt. Our client tells us that the debt was incurred years before he married his wife.
Later, Northstar was informed that our client was represented by an attorney and that all calls to collect the debt should stop. Nevertheless, Northstar continued to place calls to our client and his family members in an attempt to collect the debt. On three other occasions, Northstar was reminded that our client was represented by an attorney and that they needed to stop calling his relatives about the debt.
Nevertheless, they persisted. This lawsuit charges that Northstar Location Services violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act FDCPA by contacting third parties for purposes other than to confirm or correct location information; by contacting third parties without being asked to do so; by contacting our client knowing that he was represented by an attorney; by engaging in harassing behavior; by using false, deceptive, or misleading representation in connection with the collection of a debt; by using unfair and unconscionable means to collect a debt; and by communicating with a third party about an alleged debt.
The lawsuit also charges that Northstar Location Services violated the Maryland Consumer Debt Collection Act by disclosing or threatening to disclose information to a third party that affected our clients reputation, with the knowledge that the third party had no business need for such information. March 30, District Court, Northern District of Illinois. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act was enacted to protect consumers from abusive and harassing debt collection tactics.
One of the most embarrassing debt collection tactics is for a collector to tell other people about your debt. They also asked his father to give our client a message.
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