Class Action Claims State Collection Service Violated PA’s ‘Act 6’ Statute

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A Pennsylvania man claims in a proposed class action that State Collection Service, Inc. attempted to collect an alleged debt he did not owe in violation of the state’s “Act 6.” According to the lawsuit, the Act mandates a health service provider accept a percentage of a charge due from a consumer injured in a car accident and forbids the collection of any amount other than statutorily defined related expenses. The plaintiff claims after he was injured in an auto accident, the defendant attempted to collect $2,392 in medical charges. The complaint argues that the plaintiff did not owe that amount because Act 6 restricts his payment obligation to only $998.85.