The United States District Court of New Jersey
Case No. 2:16-cv-01117-SDW-SCM
FINAL APPROVAL WAS GRANTED ON JULY 9, 2020
SETTLEMENT CHECKS WERE ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 TO ALL ELIGIBLE CLASS MEMBERS
If you received a Notice of this Settlement, you have been identified by the Settlement Administrator as a Settlement Class Member.
The United States District Court of New Jersey authorized this website to inform you of your rights under a proposed Settlement with First National Collection Bureau, Inc., Allied Interstate LLC, Capital Management Services, L.P., Dynamic Recovery Solutions, LLC, Stenger & Stenger, P.C., Frontline Asset Strategies, LLC, Nations Recovery, Inc., LVNV Funding LLC; Resurgent Capital Services, L.P.; Alegis Group, LLC; Credit Control, LLC; Pinnacle Credit Services, LLC; J.C. Christensen & Associates, Inc.; and Alltran Financial, LP (“Defendants”).
What This Case Is About
Defendants attempted to collect consumer debts on behalf of LVNV Funding LLC (“LVNV”) or Pinnacle Credit Services, LLC (“Pinnacle”), from Plaintiffs and other New Jersey consumers. Plaintiffs claim that those collection efforts on behalf of LVNV and Pinnacle violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq., a federal law, because neither LVNV nor Pinnacle was licensed under the New Jersey Consumer Finance Licensing Act (“NJCFLA”), N.J.S.A. 17:11C 1 et seq. Defendants deny any wrongdoing.
The FAQs describe in greater detail your rights, the Settlement, and the Class Action. If you have questions, you may contact the attorneys who have been appointed by the Court to represent you and the other members of the Settlement Class. See answer to Question #7 in the FAQs for their contact information.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT | ||
Do Nothing | This means you remain in the Settlement Class and will receive the settlement benefits described in this notice in exchange for releasing your claims against the Defendants. | |
Exclude Yourself from the Settlement | This means you will not receive the settlement benefits and will not give up any claims against Defendants. | Deadline: January 21, 2020 |
Object to the Settlement | Write to the Court with reasons why you do not like the Settlement. | Deadline: January 21, 2020 |
Participate in the Hearing | Hearing Date: May 7, 2020 |