Indiana Consumer Lawyer Blog
PRESS RELEASE
Indiana Consumer Law Group/The Law Office of Robert E. Duff announces the filing of a lawsuit against debt collector Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC and the law firm of Morgan & Pottinger, P.S.C. The lawsuit, which has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, alleges that the defendants misrepresented the origin of the debt they were attempting to collect and thereby violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The FDCPA lawsuit arises out of another lawsuit where Portfolio Recovery Associates and Morgan & Pottinger filed suit against the consumer plaintiff in Indiana state court alleging that she owed a credit card debt. That lawsuit remains pending at this time. The plaintiff in the FDCPA lawsuit is seeking an award of actual damages, statutory damages, costs and attorney fees.