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Affirmative Defenses	Discusses different types of defenses
Mandatory Counterclaims, Res Judicata, and Collateral Estoppel	Explains some legalese
What Is Your Case Worth to a Debt Collector	How Debt Collectors evaluate cases
What Difference Does Jurisdiction Make	Explains How Jurisdiction Affects Your Case

Articles

"America In Debt"	Discusses the tidal wave of debt facing Americans
"They May Not Be Able To Foreclose On Your House"	Subprime lending crisis may result in unexpected benefit to homeowners
"An Open Letter To People Being Sued By Debt Collectors"	How to beat the debt collectors
"Is It Better To Settle? Usually Not!"	Pros and cons of settling the lawsuit brought against you by debt collectors

Links

"Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Links" from the Federal Trade Commision	Links to information about the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), including a link to a pdf file of the FDCPA
"Fair Debt Collection" from the Federal Citizen Information Center	Letter from the Federal Trade Commission explaining debt collection practices and defenses
"Federal Rules of Civil Procedure" from Cornell Law School	The official rules used by federal courts
"Federal Rules of Evidence" from Cornell Law School	The official rules used by federal courts for presenting evidence
Missouri Rules of Evidence from the Missouri Legislature	The official rules used by Missouri State Courts for presenting evidence
Illinois Rules of Civil Procedure from the Supreme Court of Illinois	Rules used by Illinois State Courts
Illinois Rules of Evidence from the Illinois Legislature	The official rules used by Illinois State Courts for presenting evidence
Links to State Rules of Evidence from Expertpages.com	A list of links to the official rules used by Illinois State Courts for presenting evidence

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