Each week, like a middle infielder fielding ground balls, I receive calls in my Connecticut-based consumer litigation practice, The Woods Law Firm, LLC , from potential aggrieved clients who are being sued by Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC. As I have noted in blog posts on www.rdw-law.com , Portfolio is a major American debt buyer based in Norfolk, Virginia. It often buys debts for pennies on the dollar, and, then, proceeds to attempt to collect the full balance allegedly owed. We have successfully defended many suits brought by Portfolio in Connecticut, as well as filed numerous actions against it in state and federal court for Portfolio's violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Earlier this week, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office announced that it had reached a settlement with Portfolio to resolve claims that Portfolio had engaged in abusive debt collection practices in the state. According to a news release from the Massachusetts