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DAKCS, ENTIRE INDUSTRY, MOURN LOSS
- Christian Jack Scheel, the seven-month old son of Art Scheel, a long-time DAKCS employee, passed away peacefully on March 6. Friends of the Scheel family have set up a fundraising effort to help with funeral expenses. More details are available by clicking here.
DISTRICT COURT DENIES DISCOVERY REQUEST BECAUSE OF ‘UNDUE BURDEN’ ON DEFENDANT
- Using the argument that individualized issued “often predominate” Telephone Consumer Protection Act class-action lawsuits, a District Court judge in Florida has overruled a magistrate judge’s order requiring a defendant — Quicken Loans — from a plaintiff’s request for “every shred of documentation in any form about every do-not-call request” that the defendant received from any consumer during a 10-month span.
DAMAGES IN TCPA LAWSUIT NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE IN COLORADO, APPEALS COURT RULES
- A ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit might be a difficult pill to swallow for any company attempting to use their insurance policy to cover damages from a Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit. The ruling was first reported by Maurice Wutscher.
THE GAMES EMPLOYERS PLAY OFTEN FALL FLAT
- An interesting look at how different companies — outside of the ARM industry — use prizes and lotteries to improve employee productivity. Collection agencies are frequent users of “gamification” techniques and understanding the psychology behind the tactics can prove to be useful.
CONSUMERS, BY AND LARGE, ARE MORE RESPONSIBLE THAN ONE MIGHT THINK
- A study of how consumers would react to unexpectedly receiving — or losing — different sums of money sheds some insight into how consumers think and act when it comes to their financial situation.
WORTH NOTING: A congressional election in Pennsylvania that is being used as a barometer for the upcoming midterm elections is too close to call … Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died, on Albert Einstein’s birthday and Pi Day, no less … Here are the best deals for pizza on Pi Day … When $76,000 is actually worth $30 million … The actress playing Queen Elizabeth II on “The Crown” was paid less than her on-screen husband … Divergent thinking is a good thing for your office … The questions you need to ask if you’re considering solar panels for your house … Which store is the best between Costco, Sam’s Club, and BJ’s … Man, is United Airlines intentionally making really bad decisions? … Walmart is expanding its grocery delivery service … The tough decisions that await you if you’re planning on buying a house this Spring … What you need to know about the outgoing and incoming Secretaries of State.
Totally can’t wait for this
Recycling old toys into furniture
The Daily Digest is sponsored by Beam Software. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Beam is a thought leader in portfolio management and collection software. They offer both cloud-based and on-premise solutions to accommodate the entire collection continuum. For more information, please visit www.beamsoftware.com or call (800) 212-2326.
