Palmer v. Stassinos, 348 F. Supp. 2d 1070 (N.D. Cal. 2004)

The Law Office of Paul R. Stassinos in California participates in a check collection business. Paul R. Stassinos claims to have offices in Fair Oaks, Modesto and Bakersfield. We are representing plaintiffs in class action lawsuits filed against Paul R. Stassinos and other defendants for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and other laws.

In this lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege that the Law Office of Paul R. Stassinos is violating the law in several ways. One allegation is that the letters that appear to come from his office are actually sent by other debt collector defendants, who simply pay Paul R. Stassinos to use his name on the letters, even though he is not meaningfully involved in each of the letters that are sent. Another allegation is that the Law Office of Paul R. Stassinos has asked for collection fees to which it is not entitled.

The United States District Court in San Jose, California, has ruled that the law does not permit the collection of prejudgment interest on a dishonored check. The court has not made any other rulings on the merits, and has not yet decided whether either of the lawsuits will proceed as a class action.

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If you have received a letter from the Law Office of Paul R. Stassinos, and you have questions, you may contact this office.