Debt collector, Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., is being sued for violating telephone harassment statutes. A consumer filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida alleging that the debt collector called his cell phone hundreds of times in an attempt to collect a debt. The plaintiff alleges he suffered damages when he received more than 350 collection calls after he demanded the company stop contacting him.
Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. allegedly used an automatic telephone dialing system to contact the plaintiff in this case. The plaintiff is requesting a trial by jury, $1,000 in statutory damages, actual damages, all attorney fees paid, and any additional relief the court deems appropriate.
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