Brown v. Hunt & Henriques, Attorneys at Law, Case 5:15-cv-01111-EJD, Doc. 45 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 26, 2016)

The parties have reached a settlement of this action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The settlement provides for a common fund from which participating class members will receive an equal share.
This case stems from alleged violations by Hunt & Henriques, Attorneys at Law ("Defendant") of section 1692g(a)(4) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"), with regard to initial debt collection letters sent to California consumers on behalf of Bank of America, N.A.  Lead Plaintiff alleged that Defendant violated the FDCPA by failing to include proper disclosures in these initial debt collection letters.
The Settlement Class is defined as: 

(a) All persons with a California address, (b) to whom Hunt & Henriques, Attorneys at Law, mailed an initial debt collection communication that stated: "If you notify this firm within thirty (30) days after your receipt of this letter, that the debt or any portion thereof, is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of the judgment, if any, and mail a copy of such verification or judgment to you," (c) from March 10, 2014 through March 10, 2015, (d) in connection with the collection of a consumer debt on behalf of Bank of America, N.A.

Class members need not take any action to receive a settlement payment.

The Court granted final approval to the settlement on November 18, 2016.

If you have any questions about the settlement or the litigation, please contact Aaron D. Radbil at aradbil@gdrlawfirm.com