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Foreclosure property manager can be sued as debt collector for allegedly locking tenants out, taking property

By Karen Kidd | Monday, Aug 19, 2019 @ 11:47pm

A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit brought by three plaintiffs who allege a foreclosure property management company violated federal and Illinois state laws for the way the company treated them and their property when the owner fell behind on payments.
Trunkett & Trunkett granted dismissal of attempted class action suit over debt collection

By Gabriel Neves | Saturday, Oct 20, 2018 @ 1:08am

CHICAGO – A federal judge granted a debt collector's motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit that accused it of unlawful debt collection.
Judge: Plaintiffs' lawyers could face sanction for ignoring key precedent in debt collection case

By Dan Churney | Wednesday, Sep 19, 2018 @ 5:23pm

Saying a plaintiff’s attorneys' actions stood as an “egregious violation” of conduct rules, potentially punishable by sanction, a Chicago federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a collection agency, which alleged the agency tried to mislead a debtor with an allegedly bogus offer to settle their debt by a certain date.