Lawsuit Claims Outsource Receivables Management Misrepresented Debt’s Legal Status

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A New York consumer has filed a proposed class action that alleges Outsource Receivables Management, Inc. sent him a collection notice in which it unlawfully misrepresented the legal status of his debt. The lawsuit claims the defendant sent the plaintiff a collection notice in September 2016 over a not-yet-expired debt supposedly owed to Kenmore Mercy Hospital. According to the complaint, the defendant, in its letter, deceptively noted that the plaintiff’s “creditor or debt collector believes that the legal time limit (statute of limitations) for suing you to collect this debt may have expired.” The case argues the defendant’s alleged conduct violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which prohibits the use of “any false representation or deceptive means to collect or attempt to collect any debt.”