by Paul Alan Levy Over the past few months, I have reported, to some extent jointly with Eugene Volokh, on a purportedly pro se lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Brought against a fictional defendant and submitted with a forged proposed consent order, the proceeding resulted in …
by Paul Alan Levy Over the past few months, I have reported, to some extent jointly with Eugene Volokh, on a purportedly pro se lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Brought against a fictional defendant and submitted with a forged proposed consent order, the proceeding resulted in …
Given the questionable legal basis supporting the FTC’s attempt to amend the TSR, and the interest the debt-settlement industry is receiving from Congress and various state legislatures, it appears that the FTC’s aggressive attack on the settlement industry is motivated by political pressure exerted by special interest groups opposing the industry, rather than a genuine …