Judge Prohibits Debt Collector from Contacting Facebook Friends

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Tom Crane

You know its bad when a judge orders a debt collector not to contact a debtor, her friends or family on Facebook.  Melanie Meacham filed suit over MarkOne Financial's debt collection practices in Pinellas County District Court - near Orlando, Florida.  See ABA Bar Journal report.  MarkOne declined to respond, but stated last year apparently when the lawsuit first started that it resorts to Facebook only when conventional means of contacting a debtor have failed.  You know they must have contacted a bunch of folks before a judge orders them to stop.....

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