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JUDGE DENIES CLASS CERTIFICATION AFTER PLAINTIFF ANSWERS ‘I DON’T KNOW’ WHEN ASKED WHY SUIT WAS FILED
- A federal judge in Illinois has denied a motion to certify a class-action lawsuit against a collection agency accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the named plaintiff does not know what a class-action lawsuit is and when asked during a deposition why the lawsuit was filed, answered “I’m not sure.”
BILL WOULD ALLOW FTC TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST ROBOCALLERS
- A trio of Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that would give the Federal Trade Commission more powers to regulate and take enforcement actions against individuals and companies making illegal robocalls.
KRANINGER PASSES KEY PROCEDURAL VOTE; CONFIRMATION VOTE COULD COME NEXT WEEK
- As expected, Kathy Kraninger’s nomination to be the next director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection passed a key procedural hurdle yesterday, clearing the way for a full vote on her confirmation as early as next week.
NY AG SETTLES WITH 7 HOSPITALS AFTER RAPE KITS IMPROPERLY BILLED TO PATIENTS
- The Attorney General of New York has reached a settlement with seven different hospitals that incorrectly billed individuals for forensic rape examinations, with some of the bills being placed with collection agencies after they were unpaid.
OHIO COUNTY SET TO SELL $12M IN UNPAID PROPERTY TAXES
- Cuyahoga County, Ohio is set to sell up to $12 million of unpaid property tax liens to a Florida investment group.
NEUSTAR TO ACQUIRE LEADING AUTHENTICATION AND FRAUD SOLUTION PROVIDER TRUSTID
- Neustar®, Inc., a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TRUSTID, the leading provider of caller authentication and fraud prevention systems for contact centers.
WORTH NOTING: Millennials are a lot poorer than their predecessors … A data breach at Starwood hotels has exposed the personal information of 500 million people … The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are giving out free tickets to their game this Sunday … How open offices are making you less productive … For a close friend of mine: The secret to avoiding burnout … Why your family’s Christmas tree is so expensive … A normal person would ask why someone would want to do this at a Starbucks in the first place … And how one company responded by banning Starbucks … A company that allows employees to vote on raises for their co-workers … Advent calendars for adults.
Talk about losing track of time
Funny Friday
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