A Settlement Agreement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging that Fair Collections & Outsourcing of New England, Inc. (“FCO”) violated the law by placing in excess of two telephone calls in a seven-day period to Massachusetts consumers to collect a debt. FCO’s records show who may be a class member under the Settlement Agreement reached in the case.
A settlement fund of $124,200 has been established to pay valid claims, attorney’s fees, costs, any incentive award to the Class Representative (Akshit Dhadwal) and settlement administration costs. Members may be entitled to receive an equal share of the fund. The final cash payment will depend on the total number of valid and timely claims filed by all Class Members.
This webpage contains information about the case, important documents and lets you submit a claim.
As a Settlement Class Member, you have the right to receive an equal share of the Settlement Fund by submitting a Claim Form.
The final cash payment will depend on the total number of valid and timely claims filed by all Class Members. Each claiming Class Member will be entitled to an equal share of the Settlement Fund, after deductions from the fund for administrative costs, attorney’s fees and expenses, any incentive award to the plaintiff.
| FILE A CLAIM FORM BY JUNE 27, 2025 |
By completing and submitting a Claim Form you may recover an equal share of the Settlement Fund. This is the only way to claim and receive from the Fund. Submit a Claim Form here. |
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| OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT BY JUNE 27, 2025 | Stay in the Settlement, but tell the Court why you think the Settlement should not be approved. |
| DO NOTHING | If you do nothing, you remain in the Settlement. You give up your rights to sue and you will not get any Settlement Benefits. |