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Conflict Alert: Prevailing consumer in account stated action may not be able to recover attorney’s fees and costs from a losing debt buyer

Posted on December 7, 2018October 6, 2020 by Joseph Battaglia

Does conflict make the world go 'round? No, according to The Stylistics (save a click: according to The Stylistics, people do). But conflict sure keeps things interesting, and it undoubtedly also keeps attorneys and their clients on their...Read More

Debt-buyer can be liable to prevailing consumer for attorney’s fees on account stated lawsuit filed over defaulted credit card

Posted on September 28, 2018October 6, 2020 by Joseph Battaglia

In a 2018 case, Florida's Second District Court of Appeals has held that a consumer who successfully defended a lawsuit filed over a defaulted Amazon.com credit card debt may recover her attorney's fees from the creditor who did...Read More