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APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT IN TCPA ATDS CASE
- The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a summary judgment ruling in favor of Yahoo after it was sued by a plaintiff for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending him more than 27,000 automated text messages he did not provide consent to receive.
REPORT CALLS ON CALIF. COUNTIES TO CANCEL CONTRACTS WITH COLLECTION AGENCIES
- A consumer advocacy in California has published a report calling for an overhaul of the process that allows government-created debt, such as traffic violations and probation costs, to be placed with private collection agencies. The report goes as far as to recommend that all contracts with private collection agencies should be terminated or debts should be discharged before the accounts are placed with collection agencies.
SOUTH CAROLINA ENACTS TELEPHONE PRIVACY PROTECTION LAW
- The South Carolina legislature has approved a bill that became law last month which places restrictions on companies attempting to contact individuals in the state via phone calls or text messages. The South Carolina Telephone Privacy Protection Act mostly applies to telephone solicitations but does include some language and definitions that could be applied more broadly.
BUFFALO COLLECTION AGENCY COMES FULL CIRCLE WITH HISTORIC ACQUISITION OF LONG ISLAND FIRM
- ABC-Amega, a Buffalo, NY-based global commercial receivables management firm, has made an historic collection agency acquisition with the purchase of the assets of SKO Brenner American of Long Island.
STAR TRIBUNE NAMES IC SYSTEM A 2018 Top 150 WORKPLACE
- IC System has been named one of the Top 150 Workplaces in Minnesotaby the Star Tribune. Top Workplaces recognizes the most progressive companies in Minnesota based on employee opinions measuring engagement, organizational health, and satisfaction.
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Maybe he is supposed to be the special?
How to stop procrastinating (you can watch it later)
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.
