By: Robert J. Nahoum THE PROBLEM: Three scenarios might have led you this article: You have just been notified by your bank that your account has been frozen because there is a debt collection judgment against you by some company called Deville Asset Management LTD. You’ve received a notice from your County Sheriff or a New York City Marshall that […]
Sued By Deville Asset Management LTD In New York or New Jersey?
5 Tips for Defending Debt Collection Lawsuits as the Courts Reopen
By: Robert J. Nahoum THE PROBLEM: Since the beginning of the Corona-Economy, courts throughout New York state and all over the country have shutdown. In many ways debt collection, like so many other sectors of the economy, came to halt. The debt collectors did not stop trying to collect debts because the debts miraculously disappeared, they stopped because our world […]
Status of NY Debt Collection Courts
New York Court’s are continuing to open. This week, we were notified that the New York State Supreme Courts would be reopening to new cases. The courts of lower jurisdiction, where most debt collection cases are filed, remained close. We will be keeping a close eye on whether the debt collectors will unload their backlog of new cases in the […]
A New Pew Report Confirms the Horror of Debt Collection Lawsuits
By: Robert J. Nahoum Any reader of this blog knows I have been ringing the alarm on the threat and inequities of debt collection lawsuits for years. I and my consumer attorney colleagues are on the frontlines of this battle, day in and day out, on behalf of our clients, holding back the title wave of financial disruption debt collection […]
Can Wages be Garnisheed During the Corona-Economy?
While sheltered in place and so many businesses closed, the Covid-19 pandemic is causing extraordinary economic distress for so many working families. As we all stockpile food and supplies, every penny we earn is precious and necessary to keep our families safe and comfortable during this crisis. Few of us can afford to give up 10% of our salary to […]
New York Wage Garnishments During the Corona-Economy
THE PROBLEM While sheltered in place and so many businesses closed, the Covid-19 pandemic is causing extraordinary economic distress for so many working families. As we all stockpile food and supplies, every penny we earn is precious and necessary to keep our families safe and comfortable during this crisis. Few of us can afford to give up 10% of our […]
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NCLC Resource – Protecting Against Creditor Seizure of Stimulus Checks
The consumer heroes at the National Consumer Law Center have issued the following resource to help consumer protect their corona stimulus checks from levy and seizure by heartless and unscrupulous debt collectors: “The CARES Act authorizes payments up to $1200 to individuals and $2400 for couples, with an additional $500 for children under 17 years old. The payments phase out […]
U.S. Treasury Must Protect Stimulus Payments From Garnishment by Debt Collectors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 1, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of the Treasury must act immediately to ensure that the stimulus payments about to go out to millions of Americans are available for food and necessities and are not grabbed by debt collectors, according to advocates at the National Consumer Law Center. […]
Your Coronavirus Stimulus Check is Not Fully Protected From Judgment Creditors
By: Robert J. Nahoum THE PROBLEM You have heard the good news that the federal government is going to help working people survive the Corona-Economy by providing stimulus checks in the sum of $1,200 to adults with annual incomes up to $75,000[1], plus an additional $500 per child. This money is desperately needed to help pay rent and other bills. […]
Debt Collection Law-Firm Pressler, Felt & Warshaw, LLP Filed 13,086 NY Debt Collection Cases In 2019
By: Robert J. Nahoum According to the New York State Unified Court System, debt collection law firm Pressler, Felt & Warshaw, LLP (formerly known as Pressler and Pressler, LLP) filed 13,086 New York debt collection lawsuits in 2019. Drilling down on the numbers: 1,507 cases in the Bronx 2,151 case in Brooklyn 1,205 cases in Nassau County 2,428 cases in […]