in Newswire Published on September 7, 2017

Suit Claims Debt Collector Unlawfully Displays Creditor Name on Envelope

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Last Updated on May 8, 2018

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Soifer v. Kirschenbaum & Phillips, P.C.

Filed: September 7, 2017 ◆§ 7:17-cv-06798

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Defendant(s)

Kirschenbaum & Phillips, PC

Law(s)

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

State(s)

New York

Kirschenbaum & Phillips, P.C. is facing claims that it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by displaying a consumer’s private information in the window of a collection letter envelope. The plaintiff alleges she received an envelope from the defendant containing a glassine window through which her name and “Re: Creditor: DISCOVER BANK” was visible. The suit argues that under the FDCPA, debt collectors are not permitted to publicly display, as on an envelope, identifying information that associates a consumer with the debt collection process.

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