For about a year now they have called sent bills for a debt that I never had. I've asked them to just show me something that shows it is a legit debt of mine and I will pay it. They say because it's in collection they have no way of giving me anything to show me it's mine.

I have settled an account w/West Asset Management for 50¢ on the $1 on April 2005 and now I am being sued by Palisades Acquisitions XVI llc for the other 50%. I'm ready to go to court w/my attorney to force this company to pay my attorney's court fees after I win the case. Lisa Nichols, who signed the letter for the settlement from West Asset, refused to listen to me when I called to verify that this case was closed in 2006 but it will have to do it for Palisades. I also called headquarters in GA (888) 433-2886 & 770 618 2200 whose manager refused to listen to me and I was constantly put on hold by the receptionists every time that I called

My husband who worked for West Asset Man. was laid off because of trying to help a disabled individual who was being wrongly set up to be fired on the basis of his work ability, so the paper work said, but the mouths in secret meetings said otherwise. My husband sat in on some of these mettings, and when he said he would not be party to that kind of lay off just because these people did not know how to deal with this individuals disability, he was fired. Now they are trying to set him up, doctoring paperwork to make it look like he embezzeled money from their company. They want him to sign a paper saying if he admits to taking the money and doesn't testify on behalf the this disabled person, and pays them half of what they are saying he took from them, they won't have him arrested. This company needs to be out of business completly.

WAM, sent me the following letter as initial communication. The debt was 'sold' by the hospital. WAM has all 'rights' to the debt. The settlement offer overshadows the validation process as well as circumventing or by-passing medical privacy rights. FDCPA violation § 809 Validation of debts. The letter is clear that they are acting as a 'mediator' between myself and the hospital. False and misleading, I don't have any outstanding claims with any hospital. It was written off as a bad debt and WAM owns it and has no color of authority to release me from any claims hypothetical or otherwise in the first place. Violation of FDCPA § 807 False or misleading representations; also violates Florida Consumer Collection Practices act (FCCPA) ss 559.72 as well as the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade and Practices Act (FDUTPA) ss 501.201

Lastly, it addresses my spouse. Normally this is allowable under HIPPA but not by Florida State law. This is a clear violation of F.S 456.057(12) in part; The third party to whom information is disclosed is prohibited from further disclosing any information in the medical record without the expressed written consent of the patient or the patient's legal representative. The operative words being 'any' and 'expressed written' a very very long arm statute that trumps anything WAM tries to use as safe harbor. See HIPPAs CFR 45 § 160.202 definition of 'more stringent'. Also, see Pogue v. Diabetes Treatment Centers of America Civil # 99-3298.

Don't let this company deceive you as it relates to medical collection or the hospital.

I have already sent my ITS to Mr. Mussman the vice president of West Corp. in Nebraska (their parent org) Anyone here from WAM have a name to send my summons to in Marietta, GA? C'mon don't be shy, evasive and reluctant like you are on the phone over 10 times.