The suit, brought by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, alleges that the firm’s lawyers often spent less than a minute reviewing each “cookie-cutter collection” complaint. The firm did not admit any wrongdoing.
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GA Law Firm Pays $3.1M to Settle Charges of Filing Unwarranted Suits Against Consumers
Marietta, Ga.-based law firm Frederick J. Hanna & Associates PC paid $3.1 million to settle charges that the firm filed more than 350,000 credit card collection complaints against consumers who owed nothing or owed less than was claimed. So reports The Wall Street Journal.
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