Missouri Jury Assesses $82M Verdict Against Debt Collection Firm

May 18, 2015

  • May 18, 2015 at 1:37 pm
    2lanelover says:
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    …..and yet another reason for serious Tort Reform. The lawyers are simply out of control and the juries are starting to mimic the intelligence quota of what our public schools are putting out… a bad combination all around: slick lawyers and stupid citizens.

    • May 18, 2015 at 1:51 pm
      KY jw says:
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      Since the debt collection company was trying to collect from the wrong person, it’s the company’s fault.

      Yes, $81M is a bit high for punitive damages. You know what? They need to fix their procedures so they get the right delinquent. Maybe they need a little incentive to actually do the job for which they are getting paid.

      • May 18, 2015 at 5:35 pm
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        This is a ridiculous verdict that will get appealed and overturned. If you truly believe this is a reasonable verdict you have major issues

      • May 19, 2015 at 1:59 pm
        Tito says:
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        That company deserves what they get

    • May 18, 2015 at 2:01 pm
      Old Lawyer says:
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      Another plaintiffs’ lawyer has probably outsmarted himself and obtained a verdict that likely will not withstand scrutiny on appeal.

  • May 18, 2015 at 1:56 pm
    Original Bob says:
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    Unbelievable, not the $82 million award but that there are two people out there named “Maria Guadalupe Mejia Alcantara”.

    • May 19, 2015 at 1:32 pm
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      I was having a bad day…and you really made me laugh. Thank you.

  • May 18, 2015 at 2:28 pm
    reality bites says:
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    Ay, Chihuahua. That’s a whole lot of frijoles.

    OK enough of the racist attempts at humor. Catharsis and all.

    Incentive, schmentive. What a stupid verdict, and her lawyers are the only ones who will benefit from it, when the case gets dragged around through appeal after appeal.



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