Judge Consolidates Debt Collection Suits, Dismisses State Claim Without Prejudice

Mealey's (May 11, 2020, 9:07 AM EDT) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida on May 7 consolidated two class action suits against two loan servicers accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCA) and dismissed without prejudice the state law claim so the allegations could be amended to state a claim for relief (Susan Savage, et al. v. Seterus Inc., et al., No. 20-cv-32-FtM-38NPM, M.D. Fla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80704)....