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Civil Litigation,
Government

Nov. 1, 2018

18 counties get $9M settlement from big debt collection company

In what prosecutors believe to be the largest settlement of its kind, a Los Angeles County judge approved a $9 million settlement Tuesday in a civil suit by 18 counties against one of the world’s largest third-party debt collection companies, which was accused of engaging in illegal phone-calling and debt collecting practices.

18 counties get $9M settlement from big debt collection company
Hestrin

In what prosecutors believe to be the largest settlement of its kind, a Los Angeles County judge approved a $9 million settlement Tuesday in a civil suit by 18 counties against one of the world's largest third-party debt collection companies, which was accused of engaging in illegal phone-calling and debt collecting practices.

After the 10th similar law enforcement action was filed against the debt collector in a little over 10 year...

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