Unpaid credit-card bills giving rise to lawsuits
In a new trend for settling defaulted credit-card debt, debt buyers are filing hundreds of lawsuits each week at the Tarrant County courthouse.
Starting Saturday, some of that caseload could shift to the eight justice of the peace courts in the county. The state Legislature passed a law this year raising the civil jurisdiction limit of [...]
Customers Sue Apple for Revealing Too Much Credit Card Info
Earlier this month, InformationWeek reported that Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act alleging that the computer maker was not properly protecting customer data. The plaintiffs allege that Apple violated the FCRA because its purchase receipts show the customer’s full name, address, phone number, and e-mail address, as well [...]