When Rubin sues, defendants settle; unscrupulous debt collectors pay the bills for New Mexico consumer lawyer

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Richard J. Rubin is a New Mexico lawyer specializing in harassment suits against collectors who abuse debtors. These consumer claims fall under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which also allows consumers to recover reasonable legal fees. According to Rubin, these fees are calculated with a formula in the act which disregards the amount of the debt. Rubin claims he does not solicit clients and that the large number who seek him out show how widespread the problem of abusive debt collectors is.

Cases, Debtor and creditor, Harassment (Law), Harassment

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Jurors demand a speedy trial: when their deadline can't be met, judge declares a mistrial

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Jurors in a New York libel case grew so frustrated with the slownesss of trial after four months that they gave the judge a deadline for finishing the trial. Although some jurors later said it was a bluff, the judge took jurors at their word and declared a mistrial after deciding the deadline was impossible to meet. Jurors said both sides needlessly prolonged the trial with repetitious and irrelevant evidence, but that the judge bore the ultimate responsiblity for not moving the case along.

Analysis, Speedy trial, New York (State)

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