Published articles, messages, chats about current legal newshttp://www.lawyers.comhttp://editorial.lawyers.com/common/image/favicon.icohttp://www.lawyers.com1616http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/YOUR-MONEY-Dealing-with-debt-collection-calls-l:885930568.html?method=rss With so many consumers in debt, an increasing number are dreading debt collector phone calls seeking payment. And as economic conditions worsen, experts say, the callers are getting more aggressive. So far this year the Long Island branch of the Metropolitan New York Better Business Bureau has logged 511 complaints about collection agents' techniques; a total of 639 calls were registered last year, up from 344 in 2006. Complaints lodged this year with the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs are "through the roof ... disturbingly high," numbering 1,200 to date, up from 760 last year, said commissioner Jonathan Mintz. While many callers are reporting harassment tactics - collectors are calling in the middle of the night or improperly contacting employers - a large number are reporting attempts to collect debt that consumers say they don't owe: Either they've already paid, or they're the wrong person, Mintz said. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0500 http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/SEC-says-sanctions-topped-1-billion-l:885930609.html?method=rss The Securities and Exchange Commission, facing congressional questions over its vigilance in policing Wall Street and corporate fraud, said Monday that it im- posed more than $1 billion in sanctions in the last fiscal year. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0500 http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/Frequent-filer-can-sue-no-more-l:885930662.html?method=rss Whether Jarek Molski is a crusader for the disabled or an extortionist who abused the law for personal gain, the vexatious litigant has filed his last lawsuit. The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the case of Molski vs. Evergreen Dynasty Corp., owner of a Chinese restaurant in Solvang, Calif., in a legal Waterloo for the 38-year-old Woodland Hills man. Molski filed more than 400 suits under the Americans With Disabilities Act before a federal judge barred him from future litigation. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0500