1692e of The FDCPA – Letters May Be Misleading
An Expansion of the FDCPA in the 3rd Circuit: Debt-Collection Letters From a Law Firm Found to be “False and Misleading” Under 1692e of The FDCPA Despite Containing Disclaimer Language …
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Replevin for Secured Parties in Pennsylvania
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by Arthur W. Zamosky, Esq. In the United States, the concept of replevin dates back to the late Nineteenth Century and has been available in most jurisdictions to the present …
Choosing the Best Form of a Business Entity
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by Kit F. Pettit, Esq. With all of the types of business entities available to choose from when starting a new business, how do you know which business entity is …
To Appear or Not to Appear? That is the question…
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One thing that I’ve noticed time and time again in my practice is that clients are not always aware that they may need to appear in court at some point …
The National Economic Situation is NOT Insurmountable (But We’re Making it That Way!)
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When it comes to the national economic situation, the numbers are so large that we are blown away and feel unable to think about them in rational terms. True, they …
Mediation in Bankruptcy
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by Maribeth Thomas, Esq. Alternate dispute resolutions such as mediation have become prevalent in bankruptcy proceedings and often result in much success for all parties involved. Mediation is not an …
Forum Selection Clauses – Controlling where you Litigate
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Once a lawsuit is filed to collect on an outstanding debt, a number of factors that were not present prior to the filing of a lawsuit become serious impacting factors …
Bankruptcy as a Creditor Sword
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It is a very common situation for a creditor to be owed a large sum of money from a debtor who continues to operate by paying other creditors or parties. …
Deficiency Judgments under Pennsylvania Law
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Often, when foreclosing on a piece of real property, a secured creditor’s focus and objective is limited to the recovery of the property. However, in this economic climate, more and …
DON’T SUBMIT TO STORAGE FEE EXTORTION
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While I subscribe to the belief that a secured lien holder should always know the location of its collateral, I understand that is essentially impossible to practice. Which is why …