TYLER – A man from Tyler is suing a debt collection agency over allegations a collection letter it sent did not contain all of the required information.
Quentin T. Lawson, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, filed a complaint in the Tyler Division of the Eastern District of Texas against Kingston Data and Credit International Inc., alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
The plaintiff allegedly defaulted on a payment obligation to Anytime Fitness and the defendant mailed him a collection letter in September 2018 to attempt collect the alleged debt. The plaintiff alleges the letter he received does not contain all of the disclosures required by federal law and that it is false and misleading.
The plaintiff is seeking statutory damages, attorneys' fees and costs and other relief deemed fit. The plaintiff is represented by Nathan C. Volheim, Taxiarchis Hatzidimitriadis and Eric D. Coleman of the Sulaiman Law Group LTD, in Lombard, Illinois.
Tyler Division of the Southern District of Texas case number 6:19-CV-00255