ST. LOUIS — A consumer is suing a debt collector, alleging abusive debt collection practices.
Steven Brownridge filed a complaint on Jan. 29 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against Phoenix Financial Services LLC alleging that the debt collector violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that on Jan. 10, 2018 he received a dunning letter from defendant attempting to collect a discharged debt. As a result, the plaintiff claims he was prevented from getting a fresh start after his bankruptcy discharge.
The plaintiff holds Phoenix Financial Services responsible because the defendant allegedly failed to conduct a bankruptcy scrub and improperly attempted to collect a discharged debt.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks an award for actual damages, release of the alleged debt, statutory damages, costs, attorney fees, and all other relief that may be just and proper. He is represented by James W. Eason of The Eason Law Firm LLC in St. Louis.
St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court case number 1822-CC00182