E.D.PA.
N/AOUTCOME: Dismissal of all class claims
In a case of first impression, on behalf of financial institution client, obtained a lengthy federal court decision dismissing all of the plaintiff’s class claims related to allegedly improper attempts ... to collect property inspection fees in state-mandated pre-foreclosure notices. The court dismissed with prejudice five counts alleging the property inspection fees violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and state loan protection laws, saying neither federal nor state laws prohibit the charges.
