Legal Opinion
Martin v. Sands
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 29, 1999No. 98-10281-JLTPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, individuals residing in Illinois, allege'that Defendants Credit Control Collection Services (CCS), a Delaware corporation doing business in Massachusetts, and Gerald Sands, CEO of CCS, violated § 1692e, subsections (5) and (10) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and Massachusetts General Laws by engaging in unfair and deceptive debt collection practices.
Plaintiffs claim that beginning in 1996, CCS sent collection letters containing illegal threats and misrepresentations to thousands of debtors. The letters, received by Plaintiffs…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Christ Clomon v. Philip D. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Simion Stepanischen v. Merchants Despatch Transportation CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Jeffrey L. Gammon, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Gc Services Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Purity Supreme, Inc. v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by13 opinions
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