Just added materials from Sam’s recent seminar, Offensive Defense: An Introduction to Protecting Consumers from Unscrupulous Debt Collectors, to the Resources page. The seminar addressed some of the basic strategies and defenses available to defendants who are sued by debt buyers.

The materials are written for lawyers, but non-lawyers may find them helpful, as well. The materials are a useful companion to the answer and discovery requests in a debt buyer lawsuit forms.

Aleksandra Todorova of SmartMoney.com interviewed Sam Glover on Monday for her story on the home equity loan suspensions by Citigroup and others. Look for Sam’s name halfway down page two.

From Sam Glover:

After a four-day jury trial, we (co-counsel Ben Crow and I) prevailed on claims for conversion and damage to property under Minnesota Statute § 504B.271 and obtained an award of $49,058.00 for damage to property, emotional distress, and punitive damages for our clients.

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