August 13, 2024
The Third Circuit ruled Tuesday that a plaintiff fighting an arbitration loss in a proposed debt-collection class action never had standing to sue, but the appellate panel left it for an arbiter or state court to decide whether to erase the actual award in favor of the debt collector.
June 01, 2023
A New Jersey federal judge rejected a woman's bid to toss an arbitration decision handing her zero damages in a fight with a debt collector, concluding she had failed to put up any counter-evidence to testimony she claimed was too vague.
February 17, 2023
A New Jersey woman has asked a federal judge to toss an arbitration decision awarding her no damages in a dispute with a debt collector, telling the court that the arbitrator showed "evident bias."
May 11, 2020
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday granted a debt collector's request to force a woman behind a proposed class action over its collection letters to arbitrate her Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claim on an individual basis, finding that she was bound by an arbitration provision in an underlying credit card agreement.
February 11, 2019
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday nixed a debt collector's bid to force arbitration of class claims over its collection letters based on a clause in underlying credit card agreements, saying the debtors must be allowed to conduct discovery on whether arbitration provisions apply to their allegations.