A predatory lending case involving an Albuquerque High School Principal who was taken advantage of by internet payday loan operators

• The New Mexico Supreme Court strikes down one-sided mandatory arbitration clauses in favor of consumers:

  http://honolulu.legalexaminer.com/miscellaneous/new-mexico-supreme-court-strikes-down-onesided-mandatory-arbitration-clause/us.

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• A New Mexico woman wins a jury verdict of 1.26 million against a debt collection law firm who attempted to collect on a debt that wasn’t hers

  (Albuquerque Journal -subscription required)
  http://www.abqjournal.com/cgi-bin/decision.pl?attempted=www.abqjournal.com/main/2011/07/30/north/hounded-woman-wins-suit.html

  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-21/debt-collectors-lobby-to-block-tougher-state-rules.html

  http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/the-little-person-wins-with-big-verdict-in-fdcpa-case/

  (American Bar Association Journal) http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal_jury_says_law_firm_must_pay_1.26m_to_woman/

American Association for Justice :

NM High Court, Ark. Fed. Court Rule Against Forced Arbitration in Nursing Home Cases