Jones, Wolf & Kapasi, LLC ("JWK") argued and obtained from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey an Order granting final approval of a class action settlement in a 15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) case against a debt collection company called Professional Medical Management, Inc. d/b/a Financial Recoveries (“PMMI”).
Plaintiff’s FDCPA case was premised on PMMI attempting to collect a medical debt while also imposing an improper transaction fee for payments made by credit card.
The class action settlement includes monetary relief to the named Plaintiff, the New Jersey class members, as well as attorney fees and costs. JWK attorney Joseph K. Jones was certified as Class Counsel.
The case is Linda Sanders v Professional Medical Management, Inc. d/b/a Financial Recoveries,2:16-cv-05634(D. New Jersey)(MF) and the Final Approval Order can be read here.
For more information about Jones, Wolf & Kapasi, LLC, you are invited to connect with us at: legaljones.com; https://www.linkedin.com/company/jones-wolf-&-kapasi-llc or @JonesWolfKapasi.