A Tupelo, MS-based collection agency has settled a class-action lawsuit involving 1,843 claims the firm handled in Mississippi justice courts.
Franklin Collection Agency was to hand over a check for $239,000 to attorney W. Howard Gunn of Aberdeen on Tuesday as part of that settlement recently made public in U.S. District Court.
Chief Judge Glenn Davidson signed the settlement, agreed to by both parties, that covered all people sued in Mississippi justice courts by the agency and from whom Franklin received attorneys’ fees on or after Aug. 28, 1997.
Several people filed a lawsuit six years ago claiming Franklin Collection violated the Fair Debt Collection Act by having attorneys’ fees attached to judgments in justice court when no attorneys appeared on behalf of the agency.
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