Biehl & Biehl Accused of Misrepresenting Woman’s Debt as Time-Barred

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A proposed class action against Biehl & Biehl, Inc. claims the collection agency sent a letter to a New York consumer that falsely suggested the woman’s debt was time-barred.

According to the suit, the September 2017 letter stated, in part:

“Your creditor or debt collector believes the legal time limit (statute of limitations) for suing you to collect this debt may have expired.”

The complaint alleges the debt was not, in fact, time-barred at the time of the letter. This misinformation, the case argues, would affect how a consumer responds to the notice and could result in the recipient being “strongly disinclined from taking any action whatsoever” to resolve the debt. From the complaint:

“The least sophisticated consumer would likely believe that such inaction is in her best interest when, in fact, such inaction would only increase her risk of being sued in connection with collection of the subject Debt.”