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TCPA Class Action Filed Against Debt Collector Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc
Allen Harkleroad

Turner Law Offices, Llc Announce Filing Of A Class Action Lawsuit Against Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.  For Violations Of The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

ATLANTA, GA--The law firm of Turner Law Offices, LLC has filed a Class Action lawsuit against Defendant Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (stock ticker PRAA) -  in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on behalf of all persons in the State of Georgia who, since October 28, 2010, received a non-emergency telephone call from PRA to a cellular telephone through the use of an automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice and who did not provide prior express consent for such calls during the transaction that resulted in the debt owed. The action is captioned Kimberly Bartlett v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc., and is numbered 11-CV-00624.  


According to the Complaint, PRA violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") by using automatic dialing systems or an artificial or prerecorded voice to contact cell phone users about purported debts without their prior consent. As described in the Complaint, Ms. Bartlett, the named plaintiff in the action, was repeatedly contacted since October 28, 2010 on her cell phone about a purported credit card debt. The Complaint avers that Plaintiff never consented to those calls, nor did she provide PRA with her telephone number.


Under the TCPA, PRA could be ordered to pay attorneys' fees, litigation expenses and costs of the lawsuit, and statutory damages of $500 for each negligent violation, and/or $1,500 for each knowing and/or willing violation. According to the Complaint, the potential Class Members are estimated to number in the tens of thousands.


For further information please contact:

Henry A. Turner

TURNER LAW OFFICES, LLC

Phone: 404-261-7787

403 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 207
Decatur, GA 30030

website http://tloffices.com/


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http://statesboro.biz/News/678/UPDATED-Kudos- ... o-Recovery.aspxUPDATED Kudos to Attorney David Larson for Targeting Debt Collector Portfolio Recovery Allen Harkleroad Portfolio Recovery Associates (stock ticker PRAA) is a junk debt buyer and collector. Buyers of junk debts, which are old uncollectable debts that are resold many times, generally do not have any proof or documentation that an alleged debt is even owed. Junk debt buyers such as Portfolio Recovery often employ aggressive (and sometimes illegal) collection tactics to collect on a stale account.The Denver Post published an article concerning a local Denver attorney that has ?targeted? Portfolio Recovery Associates. Of course, industry publications such as Inside ARM espouses the article as a calling out of David Larson?s lawsuits against the junk debt collector.What Inside ARM neglects to mention is that there must be a reason for Mr. Larson to file FDCPA lawsuits against the company. If employees of the company did not break collection laws then there would be absolutely no reason to file actions against Portfolio Recovery. In my opinion the company is hardly innocent of alleged wrongdoing. In order to see what Portfolio Recovery has been doing, you merely need to read the news.Portfolio Recovery Associates Sending Bogus IRS 1099-C?s to Consumers AgainReader Gets Portfolio Recovery Debt Collection Lawsuit Dismissed with Prejudice Lawsuit Filed Against Portfolio Recovery Regarding Unfair ArbitrationsDebt Collectors Gone Wild - Dead Woman?s Affidavits Still Haunting CourtsDebt Collectors in the NewsFACT: Upwards of ninety-percent (90%) of credit card debt lawsuits that are filed, the attorney has insufficient (or no) proof that a debt is owed.  The reason is that the proper documentation was lost or never transferred to the law firm or the debt buyer.All Portfolio Recovery Associates (and others) need to do is stop allowing their employees from using illegal tactics and harassment to collect debts. I applaud David Larson for exposing the collection tactics of PRA and protecting consumers form such activities. It?s is high time that collection companies be held accountable for their collectors activities.ABOUT ALLEN HARKLEROAD Allen Harkleroad is the author of the book ?Stick it to Sue Happy Debt Collectors?. The book has saved countless consumers from the clutches of abusive debt collectors and shady debt collection law firms. Allen Harkleroad is a veteran of beating bad debt collectors, whether it defending himself in court or suing them for violating the law. Allen is an avid and judicious consumer advocate who enjoys helping others. In addition to consumer advocacy he enjoys writing and blogging on various technology and business subjects.

I am adding this number, because I believe it to be a Portfolio Asset Recovery #; I never answer "Unavailable" or out of state area codes.  Most of the "out of state area codes" I usually look up on this website, and most of them have been Portfolio Asset Recovery numbers.  I have copied one of the repliers of this website who gave a long and detailed list of the Portfolio Asset Recovery numbers, and I have it on my desktop, and am keeping track of how often these people call me.  I don't trust them at all; and believe they are just trying to get money out of people who obviously cannot afford to pay, or they would have taken care of the debt.  I do believe you should pay off your debt, don't get me wrong, and I have taken care of my bills, but refuse to stress myself out by trying to convince them otherwise; I've read too many stories on this website that are troubling, to say the least.  Here is the list of phone numbers that someone went to allot of trouble to compile:(204) 949-3108205-423-4020205-588-8181212-000-4956215-944-8989239-642-8598404-592-5171407-347-4014410-282-1420412-282-1420440-580-0720443-313-1380484-489-2840510-355-1780(2/28/11;2/22/11;513-878-4916602-264-2270602-795-1383(604) 637-3300 (3/3/11;605-782-2890616-608-0982620-662-1492620-662-8870626-209-2241661-673-4507678-265-1568(3/2/11;2/22/11;702-410-7069727-637-8527731-215-8010731-984-7690757-321-2508757-321-6271757-321-6279757-321-6280757-321-6281757-321-6282757-519-9300757-847-4539757-864-0020757-961-3544757-961-3545757-961-3546757-961-3547757-961-3548786-206-8643+1 800-427-7142+1 800-473-7994+1 800-772-1413847-678-9710847-791-0193847-994-2540(2/25/11;2/24/11;847-994-2544858-346-1184859-918-0780864-268-3762+1 866-240-7530+1 866-658-7508+1 866-691-3568+1 866-887-0973+1 866-891-3257+1 866-940-7640+1 877-275-8236+1 877-749-9731+1 877-803-0008+1 877-876-8723+1 888-218-5212+1 888-543-6072+1 888-772-7326918-442-0320973-947-4806980-939-7534Maybe you can keep track of a list yourself to see how many times this outfit calls you.

Just volunteering information from website I found:http://statesboro.biz/News/679/TCPA-Class-Act ... ciates-Inc.aspxTCPA Class Action Filed Against Debt Collector Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc Allen Harkleroad Turner Law Offices, Llc Announce Filing Of A Class Action Lawsuit Against Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.  For Violations Of The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) ATLANTA, GA--The law firm of Turner Law Offices, LLC has filed a Class Action lawsuit against Defendant Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (stock ticker PRAA) -  in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on behalf of all persons in the State of Georgia who, since October 28, 2010, received a non-emergency telephone call from PRA to a cellular telephone through the use of an automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice and who did not provide prior express consent for such calls during the transaction that resulted in the debt owed. The action is captioned Kimberly Bartlett v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc., and is numbered 11-CV-00624.  According to the Complaint, PRA violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") by using automatic dialing systems or an artificial or prerecorded voice to contact cell phone users about purported debts without their prior consent. As described in the Complaint, Ms. Bartlett, the named plaintiff in the action, was repeatedly contacted since October 28, 2010 on her cell phone about a purported credit card debt. The Complaint avers that Plaintiff never consented to those calls, nor did she provide PRA with her telephone number. Under the TCPA, PRA could be ordered to pay attorneys' fees, litigation expenses and costs of the lawsuit, and statutory damages of $500 for each negligent violation, and/or $1,500 for each knowing and/or willing violation. According to the Complaint, the potential Class Members are estimated to number in the tens of thousands.For further information please contact: Henry A. Turner TURNER LAW OFFICES, LLC Phone: 404-261-7787403 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 207 Decatur, GA 30030website http://tloffices.com/Related News StoriesKudos to Attorney David Larson for Targeting Debt Collector Portfolio Recovery Stick It Book Reader Gets Portfolio Recovery Debt Collection Lawsuit Dismissed with Prejudice Debt Collector Portfolio Recovery Associates Sending Bogus IRS 1099-C?s to Consumers Again

I am adding this number, because I believe it to be a Portfolio Asset Recovery #; I never answer "Unavailable" or out of state area codes.  Most of the "out of state area codes" I usually look up on this website, and most of them have been Portfolio Asset Recovery numbers.  I have copied one of the repliers of this website who gave a long and detailed list of the Portfolio Asset Recovery numbers, and I have it on my desktop, and am keeping track of how often these people call me.  I don't trust them at all; and believe they are just trying to get money out of people who obviously cannot afford to pay, or they would have taken care of the debt.  I do believe you should pay off your debt, don't get me wrong, and I have taken care of my bills, but refuse to stress myself out by trying to convince them otherwise; I've read too many stories on this website that are troubling, to say the least.  Here is the list of phone numbers that someone went to allot of trouble to compile:
(204) 949-3108
205-423-4020
205-588-8181
212-000-4956
215-944-8989
239-642-8598


404-592-5171
407-347-4014
410-282-1420
412-282-1420
440-580-0720
443-313-1380
484-489-2840

510-355-1780
(2/28/11;2/22/11;
513-878-4916


602-264-2270
602-795-1383
(604) 637-3300
(3/3/11;
605-782-2890
616-608-0982
620-662-1492
620-662-8870
626-209-2241
661-673-4507
678-265-1568
(3/2/11;2/22/11;


702-410-7069
727-637-8527
731-215-8010
731-984-7690

757-321-2508
757-321-6271
757-321-6279
757-321-6280
757-321-6281
757-321-6282
757-519-9300
757-847-4539
757-864-0020
757-961-3544
757-961-3545
757-961-3546
757-961-3547
757-961-3548
786-206-8643


+1 800-427-7142
+1 800-473-7994
+1 800-772-1413
847-678-9710
847-791-0193
847-994-2540
(2/25/11;2/24/11;
847-994-2544
858-346-1184
859-918-0780
864-268-3762
+1 866-240-7530
+1 866-658-7508
+1 866-691-3568
+1 866-887-0973
+1 866-891-3257
+1 866-940-7640
+1 877-275-8236
+1 877-749-9731
+1 877-803-0008
+1 877-876-8723
+1 888-218-5212
+1 888-543-6072
+1 888-772-7326


918-442-0320
973-947-4806
980-939-7534

Maybe you can keep track of a list yourself to see how many times this outfit calls you.