Midland Class Action

The District Court for the Northern District of Ohio has granted final approval of the class action settlement in Martha Vassalle, et al v. Midland Funding, LLC, et al, Case No. 3:11-cv-0096. The cases brought by Murray and Murray have created the legal foundation for the challenges to the robo-signing practices used in the financial industry. (Click here to read the recent article in the Toledo Blade on such practices.)

In the lawsuits, Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants violated the law by filing collection lawsuits against Plaintiffs with affidavits that contained false information as to the personal knowledge of the signers/affiants. The Court already ruled that Midland violated the FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) and an Ohio consumer statute by filing these affidavits. The Court also entered an injunction against Midland to thwart such practices in the future. For more details on the settlement process and your rights, please visit the Brent v. Midland Credit Management Settlement website.

Previously, on March 11, 2011, the Court had granted preliminary approval to the proposed class action settlements in: Midland Funding, LLC v. Andrea Brent v. Midland Credit Management, Inc. Case No. 3:08-cv-01434; related cases: Martha Vassalle, et al. v. Midland Funding, LLC, et al., Case No. 3:11-cv-0096; and, Hope Franklin and Thomas Hyder v. Midland Funding, LLC et al., Case No. 3:10-cv-0091.