Judge Finds FDCPA Claim Against Debt Collector Was Adequately Pleaded

Mealey's (December 6, 2016, 2:21 PM EST) -- NEWARK, N.J.— A New Jersey federal judge on Dec. 5 refused to grant a motion filed by a debt collector to dismiss claims for violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), finding that she adequately pleaded her claims in relation to the instructions she was given on obtaining a verification of the debt (Milagros Fontanez, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., No. 16-1562, D. N.J.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 167172)....