Status of NY Debt Collection Courts
- May 22nd, 2020
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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…
A New Pew Report Confirms the Horror of Debt Collection Lawsuits
- May 11th, 2020
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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,…
Status Update on the New York Debt Collection Courts During the Corona Shutdown
- May 4th, 2020
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Since the first days of the Corona shutdown in New York, debt collection defense lawyers have been concerned that the courthouse doors would be shut to consumers suffering under wage garnishments and restrained bank accounts. We were concerned that there…
New York Wage Garnishments During the Corona-Economy
- April 29th, 2020
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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…
I have Insurance, Why am I Getting Medical Bills
- April 27th, 2020
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Despite being fully insured, too many working people continue to get medial bills. The bills often make little to no sense and getting straight answers from your insurance carriers and the healthcare providers who blame each other is frustrating. There…
New York Attorney General Letitia James Announced Plans to Keep Stimulus Checks Out of the Hands of Debt Collectors
- April 20th, 2020
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By: Robert J. Nahoum When the federal government passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES Act”) including stimulus checks of up to $1,200 per adult and $500 per child, it failed to protect that money from the reach…
NCLC Resource – Protecting Against Creditor Seizure of Stimulus Checks
- April 9th, 2020
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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…
U.S. Treasury Must Protect Stimulus Payments From Garnishment by Debt Collectors
- April 2nd, 2020
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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…
Your Coronavirus Stimulus Check is Not Fully Protected From Judgment Creditors
- March 31st, 2020
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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…
Sued By Galaxy International Purchasing LLC In New York or New Jersey?
- June 19th, 2019
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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…