We sued a debt collector and alleged creditor for attempting to collect a debt from the client that he did not owe. The debt collector got a judgment on behalf of the alleged creditor against an individual who shared the client’s first name. Once it received the judgment, the debt collector attempted to garnish the debtor’s wages by sending writs of garnishment to multiple different financial institutions. Eventually, the debt collector, using the client’s first name and social security number, successfully garnished the client’s wages despite the client not being the debtor.
The client attempted to resolve the issue on his own by telling the debt collector that it made a mistake and that he was not the debtor, but he was ignored. The financial institution garnishing the client’s wages doubt the accuracy of the debt collector’s information and tried to advise the debt collector of the inconsistencies, but also was ignored. We filed a lawsuit on behalf of the client for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act and, within a week, got the writ of garnishment dismissed. We also got the client monetary damages for garnishing his wages when he wasn’t the debtor and forcing to struggle to make ends meet.
Main Location: 3201 Griffin Rd # 100, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Second Location: 101 NE 3rd Ave Suite 1571, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301