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JUDGE GRANTS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT IN FDCPA LETTER CASE
- A District Court judge has granted summary judgment in favor of a defendant that was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by not clearly identifying the current creditor in a collection letter.
APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FCRA DISPUTE CASE
- The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a lower court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of a defendant that was accused of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by not adequately investigating a dispute of a debt.
WATERS INTRODUCES BILL TO REFORM, RENAME BCFP
- Rep. Maxine Waters [D-Calif.], the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, yesterday introduced a bill that seeks to officially rename the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, limit the number of political appointees at the agency, makes sure the bureau’s complaint database remains available to the public, and undo many of the other changes that have occurred at the agency under acting director Mick Mulvaney.
APPEALS COURT WEIGHS WHETHER ONE TEXT MESSAGE SUFFICIENT FOR TCPA CLAIM
- The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday heard arguments in a case — John Salcedo v. Alex Hanna — in which a former client of a law firm is alleging the firm violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending him a single text message without his consent.
TSI ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
- TSI (www.tsico.com) announced this week that Jim Tarantino has joined the leadership team as Chief Revenue Officer. Jim will be responsible for driving revenue growth and will lead the sales, client management, marketing, and small- and mid-sized enterprise teams.
WORTH NOTING: Why you’re going to get a text at 2:18 pm ET today … What police in Rome thought was a bomb in a suitcase was decidedly not … Your dog might not be as smart as you think … How to tell when it’s time to quit and move on … The most popular stores in the United States … The New York Times dismantles President Trump’s origin story … A new planet called “The Goblin” has been found … Who’s as excited as I am that hockey is back? … Delta announces free WiFi for passengers.
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