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Can a Debt Collector Sue You?

I get asked this question a lot.  And the answer is (like so many things in life) "it depends." In the past 20 years in the United States, many collection agencies that used to collect only debts for others started buying that debt (insiders call this debt "paper.").  Sometimes the debt is very old (perhaps years beyond the statute of limitations which, in South Carolina, is typically 3 years from the last payment). These debt collectors - or debt buyers more accurately - can sue you to collect this debt.  If you live in South Carolina, they will typically sue you in South Caro ...

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Taking the right steps when your client’s identity has been stolen

  What to do if your client experiences ID theft There may come a day when you’re in your office minding your own business and a client walks in with an identity problem. They know exactly who they are and so does someone else. They’re victims of identity theft. And they’re worried about what to do next. You may be a little worried too. Here’s how to handle these cases like an expert ID theft lawyer.  ID thieves typically will divert account statements from the rightful owner's mailbox. As a result, most victims of identity theft first learn of the crime when they are contacted by a ...

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Invasion of the I.D. Snatchers

Most 1950s science fiction films are, let's face it, pretty cheesy. In The Blob, a jello-mold creature absorbs a town. In Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, a very tall woman (in the days before the WNBA) attacks a town. And in Rocket Ship X-M, Lloyd Bridges attempts to seduce every woman in an intergalactic town. But perhaps the worst science fiction movie of all time, and a contender for the worst movie of all time, was Plan 9 from Outer Space, where extraterrestrials team up with vampires to (you guessed it) oppress a small town. An exception to this lame fare was 1956's Invasion of the B ...

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