Legal Opinion

Aslam v. Malen & Associates, P.C.

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided April 1, 2009No. 2:07-cv-01293Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge.

On March 28, 2007, Mohammad Aslam (“the Plaintiff’) filed a complaint against the law firm of Malen & Associates (“the Defendant”), alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq., a federal statute designed to protect consumers from abusive debt collection practices. Following the first day of trial, on January 30, 2009, the parties reached a settlement agreement whereby: (1) the Defendant agreed to pay $282 in actual damages; (2) the Defendant agreed to pay $1,000 in statutory damages, the…

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