2nd Circuit Reinstates Part Of Man’s FDCPA Suit Against Law Firm

Mealey's (July 31, 2019, 3:00 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on July 22 reversed and remanded part of a federal judge in New York’s ruling dismissing a man’s Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) lawsuit against a law firm, finding that the plaintiff could have sufficiently stated a claim that the firm used a deceptive representation and/or an unconscionable means to collect payment on his mortgage (Gregory Hayles v. Aspen Properties Group LLC, et al., No. 18-2683, 2nd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 21647)....