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TBF

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9. It's better down here in Houston -

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 08:24 AM

Aug 2012

I hired a consumer lawyer when we had a few suits filed against us. All were dismissed as they had no evidence, in fact in the last lawsuit we dealt with the attorney who filed the suit had been disbarred.

Most people don't hire a lawyer, but I've spent less than $5K in legal fees to ward off several cases (we got ourselves in trouble with credit cards years ago - long story). Texas is one of the few states where they can't garnish wages and they have to go to court. At least we can fight back here and get the cases dismissed.

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90% of credit card lawsuits can't prove borrower owes money (more robo-signing) [View all] HiPointDem Aug 2012 OP

the link is no good. i am interested in this because ejpoeta Aug 2012 #1

you beat me to it... malokvale77 Aug 2012 #3

fixed HiPointDem Aug 2012 #5

link fixed. thanks for your story. i didn't know this stuff. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #4

fair debt collections practices act. very good thing to take a look at. ejpoeta Aug 2012 #7

It's even worse here in Texas... malokvale77 Aug 2012 #2

that sucks. you always have to worry about what judge you get. ejpoeta Aug 2012 #6

In Texas... malokvale77 Aug 2012 #8

It's better down here in Houston - TBF Aug 2012 #9

Hard to fight back if... malokvale77 Aug 2012 #10

They can get those judgments removed - TBF Aug 2012 #11

I'm not worried about the judgement... malokvale77 Aug 2012 #12