Has Anyone ever sued a collector for FDCPA violation?

Good on you! :)

IMO, let your attorney handle things. When your attorney calls with info...LISTEN & don't talk until the attorney asks you a question. TAKE NOTES as he/she talks..ask questions about things you don't understand. But, most importantly...BE HONEST with your attorney.

When my atty. calls me with info...I do ALL those things & then tell him to do whatever he pleases. I just want them OFF MY BACK! LOL!

My atty. has been REAL good.

Good luck!

Yep - There's some dude in Texas, I beleive, who has been making a modest living off debt collectors by luring them into making (recorded) infractions - saying things they shouldn't say. Apparently, he's been modestly successful - to the point that he's wound up on certain "do not call" lists.

I have quite a nice side business going suing abusive debt collectors for FDCPA and FCRA violations. An emerging area of law I have also successfully sued on is the TCPA, where debt collectors call your cell phone using an autodialer. The key under the TCPA is that you have not given "prior express consent" to: (a) call your cell phone; and (b) using an autodialer. A prior business relationship with the original creditor is insufficient to establish prior express consent. In any event, I would argue that consent cannot be assigned to a CA.

The TCPA is a strict liability statute and negligent violations entitle a consumer to recover $500 PER CALL, and intentional violations permit an award up to $1,500 PER CALL.