Nearly 2-Year Delay Results In Waiver Of Arbitration, Federal Judge Rules

Mealey's (July 31, 2019, 9:17 AM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A debt collector that waited nearly two years after being named the defendant in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) class complaint before moving to compel arbitration waived its right, a federal judge in New Jersey ruled July 19 (Jennifer Maher, et al. v. Northland Group, Inc., No. 17-2957, D. N.J., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120610)....