in Newswire Published on May 31, 2017

Lawsuit: Debt Collectors Keep Creditor's Identity a Mystery

Last Updated on May 8, 2018

Johnson v. Cavalry Portfolio Services LLC et al

Filed: May 31, 2017 ◆§ 2:17-cv-04091-NKL

Cavalry Portfolio Services, LLC and Wetsch Abbott Osborn Van Vliet PLC are the defendants in a lawsuit that claims they failed to clearly identify a consumer's creditor.

Defendant(s)

Cavalry Portfolio Services Wetsch Abbott Osborn Van Vliet PLC

Law(s)

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

State(s)

Missouri

Cavalry Portfolio Services, LLC and Wetsch Abbott Osborn Van Vliet PLC are the defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit that claims they failed to clearly identify a consumer’s creditor. The plaintiff says he received a collection letter from the law firm on Cavalry’s behalf, but that it did not contain any language that specifically identified his current creditor. According to the suit, the defendants are required under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clearly identify consumers’ creditors in their communications, but failed to do so.

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