in Newswire Published on March 15, 2018

Suit Against Debt Collectors Claims Court Summons Violated FDCPA

Last Updated on May 8, 2018

Gordon v. Forster & Garbus, LLP et al.

Filed: March 12, 2018 ◆§ 2:18-cv-01538

A proposed class action alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) has been filed against Forster & Garbus, LLP.

Defendant(s)

Forster & Garbus LLP

Law(s)

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

State(s)

New York

A proposed class action alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) has been filed against Forster & Garbus, LLP; Transworld Systems, Inc.; National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2006-3; The National Collegiate Funding LLC; Vantage Capital Group, LLC; and two attorneys. The suit takes issue with a court summons the defendants served to the plaintiff in an attempt to collect an alleged student loan debt, arguing that the document was “deceptive or misleading” and “amounted to an unfair or unconscionable means to collect or attempt to collect a debt.”

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