Kream and Kream sued over collection letters

The Kream & Kream law firm of Weymouth, Massachusetts has been sued by a client of Quat Law Offices for utilizing allegedly unfair and deceptive language in standard collection letters. The suit, which is in its early stages, seeks to be certified as a class action, and asks that the Court order appropriate changes to the firm's collection letters as well as award damages to plaintiff and class members.

Settlement with Cambece granted preliminary approval

Quat Law Offices, a Cambridge, Massachusetts consumer rights law firm, announces that a class action settlement reached with Cambece Law Offices and J. Anthony Cambece has been given preliminary approval by Judge Dennis Saylor of the U.S. District Court, sitting in Worcester. The Cambece law firm is a large consumer debt collection law firm, located in Danvers and Peabody, Massachusetts. The settlement provides for changes to be made to certain language used by defendants in standard collection letters, and provides compensation for class members who were sent the letters. Settlement documents will be posted shortly on the website of Quat Law Offices.

Successful rescission case on appeal

Option One and Wells Fargo have appealed the ruling of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court whereby the home mortgage loan obtained by Ernest and Kathleen Jaaskelainen from Option One in 2005 was rescinded and declared to be an unsecured debt. The appeal will be heard in the first instance by Judge Rya Zobel of the U.S. District Court. Quat Law Offices represented the Jaaskelainens at trial, and is handling the appeal as well.

More suits filed over predatory loans

In recent months Quat Law Offices has filed lawsuits on behalf of its clients against several mortgage lenders and servicers due to predatory and other unlawful loan practices. Defendants include Accredited Home Lenders, Washington Mutual, Deutsche Bank, Ocwen Servicing Corp., and Encore Credit Corp. Additional suits are in the process of being developed against Wachovia, American Home Loan Servicing, and Shamrock Financial Corp.