Attorney DeVonna Joy's Legal Cases

Consumer protection

Broome v. Kohn Law Firm, S.C. et al.,

Apr 15, 2019

OUTCOME: Court awarded full attorneys' fees and costs to consumers for work necessary to win.done..

Consumer alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act against debt collection law firm suing consumer in the wrong venue. Debt collection firm rejected early attempts to settle the cas ... e, and unnecessarily kept the litigation going. Consumer petitioned for fees and costs at the end of the case. In awarding fees for all hours worked, the federal court found that this debt collector's own "aggressive strategy" drove up the cost of litigation.

Consumer protection

Gonzales v. Kohn Law Firm, S.C., 2014 WL 201151

Jan 17, 2014

OUTCOME: District court held that punitive damages were available to the consumer for her claims under the Wisconsin Consumer Act.

Consumer sued debt collection law firm under the Wisconsin Consumer Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act after it wrongfully garnished her wages for her brother's debt that she did not owe. Becau ... se consumer advised the law firm that it had wrongly garnished her wages, she brought a claim for punitive damages, as well as statutory and actual damages.

Consumer protection

Pliss v. Peppertree Resort Villas, Incl. 264 Wis. 2d 735, 663 N.W.2d 851, 2003 WI App 102 (Ct. App. 2003)

Apr 22, 2003

OUTCOME: Buyers were awarded double damages and rescission of the timeshare contracts.

Buyers of timeshares sued timeshare sellers for violations of the Wisconsin Timeshare Act, for engaging in illegal referral selling plans, and for intentional misrepresentations and deceptive sales pra ... ctices in the sale of the timeshares. Timeshare seller appealed and lost. This case remains the a seminal case in Wisconsin pertaining to interpreting the ability to rescind timeshare contracts under Wisconsin Timeshare Act and obtain double damages for illegal referral selling claims and how those are calculated.

Consumer protection

Hartman v. Meridian Financial Services, 2002 WL 32349405

May 24, 2002

OUTCOME: In addition to obtaining damages on their own claims, consumers prevailed on their claims to have the debt collector pay its attorneys' fees and costs. Federal district court awarded attorneys' fees in the amount of $94,320 and $6,043.53 in costs.

Consumers brought claims against a collection agency for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Wisconsin Consumer Act in collecting fees relating to timeshare purchases. Consumers prevai ... led on summary judgment against the debt collector, and the Court ordered attorney's fees and costs to be awarded.

Consumer protection

Hartman v. Meridian Financial Services, Inc., 191 F. Supp. 1031 (W.D. Wis. March 11, 2002)

Mar 11, 2002

OUTCOME: Timeshare buyers in Wisconsin won damages and in a separate decision listed here were awarded their attorneys' fees and costs of the case.

Buyers of timeshare interests in Wisconsin sued timeshare seller's debt collector, alleging unfair practices and violations under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Wisconsin Consumer A ... ct. Federal district court found that debt collector's letter was confusing, misleading, contained misrepresentations, and in other respects violated each of the consumer's rights under state and federal debt collection laws.

DeVonna Joy's Legal Cases (5)

Broome v. Kohn Law Firm, S.C. et al.,

Gonzales v. Kohn Law Firm, S.C., 2014 WL 201151

Pliss v. Peppertree Resort Villas, Incl. 264 Wis. 2d 735, 663 N.W.2d 851, 2003 WI App 102 (Ct. App. 2003)

Hartman v. Meridian Financial Services, 2002 WL 32349405

Hartman v. Meridian Financial Services, Inc., 191 F. Supp. 1031 (W.D. Wis. March 11, 2002)