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 LR Credit. You’ve received a notice from your County Sheriff or a New York City Marshall that your wages […]
Sued By LR Credit In New York or New Jersey?
Sued By Tribeca Asset Management LLC In New York or New Jersey?
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 Tribeca Asset Management LLC. You’ve received a notice from your County Sheriff or a New York City Marshall that […]
Sued By US Asset Management, Inc. In New York or New Jersey?
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 US Asset Management. You’ve received a notice from your County Sheriff or a New York City Marshall that your […]
Sued By Heritage Asset Management, Inc. In New York or New Jersey?
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 Heritage Asset Management, Inc.. 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?
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 […]
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 […]
Status Update on the New York Debt Collection Courts During the Corona Shutdown
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 was not avenue for relief for aggrieved debtors. As the courts begin to thaw, those worries are subsiding and we […]
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 […]