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JUDGE AWARDS $22K IN ATTORNEY’S FEES, CHASTISES DEFENSE FOR ‘AGGRESSIVE’ LITIGATION TACTICS
- A District Court judge in Wisconsin has granted a motion for attorney’s fees from the lawyers representing a plaintiff in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act suit after the plaintiff accepted an offer of judgment, awarding $22,333.25. The defendant had made three recommendations ranging from denying the request to awarding $2,595, but the defendant’s own “aggressive litigation tactics” rendered the plaintiff’s attorney’s request “reasonable,” ruled Judge James Peterson of the District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
HOW THE INDUSTRY HAS GROWN FROM WHACK-A-MOLE COMPLIANCE TO RUNNING LIKE A SWISS WATCH
- Compliance in the old days of the credit and collection industry used to be a lot like the carnival game. Whack-a-mole. An issue would pop up, the company would correct it — whack it, if we’re following the rules of the game — and then move on until another issue popped up. But that model doesn’t work anymore, John Bedard argues in his latest episode of “Ask The Compliance Expert” podcast.
JUDGE DENIES SECOND STAY AWAITING RELEASE OF FCC RULE IN TCPA CASE
- After agreeing to stay the proceedings in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case pending the outcome of Marks v. Crunch San Diego in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a District Court judge in Nevada has denied a request from the defendant for a second stay pending the release of a proposed rule from the Federal Communications Commission, because who knows how long it will take for a proposed rule to be issued, finalized and be put into effect.
FIRM NOTES INCREASE IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS FILED UNDER MASS. DEBT COLLECTION RULE
- A team from the law firm of Greenberg Traurig have published a lengthy article on an interesting trend: an increase in the number of putative class-action lawsuits alleging violations of a debt collection regulation in Massachusetts, even though there is no private right of action under the rule, known as the MDCR.
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The Daily Digest is sponsored by Microbilt. Designed to help debt collection professionals, MicroBilt’s platform of recovery and skip tracing tools provide quick, convenient, and current data that help you prioritize and successfully track people down and collect. Keep your skip tracing and debt recovery efficient and effective! Contact us to find out about our 90 Day Try Us Program. Call 800-884-4397 or visit www.microbilt.com.
The Daily Digest is sponsored by Microbilt. Designed to help debt collection professionals, MicroBilt’s platform of recovery and skip tracing tools provide quick, convenient, and current data that help you prioritize and successfully track people down and collect. Keep your skip tracing and debt recovery efficient and effective! Contact us to find out about our 90 Day Try Us Program. Call 800-884-4397 or visit www.microbilt.com.
JUDGE AWARDS $22K IN ATTORNEY’S FEES, CHASTISES DEFENSE FOR ‘AGGRESSIVE’ LITIGATION TACTICS
- A District Court judge in Wisconsin has granted a motion for attorney’s fees from the lawyers representing a plaintiff in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act suit after the plaintiff accepted an offer of judgment, awarding $22,333.25. The defendant had made three recommendations ranging from denying the request to awarding $2,595, but the defendant’s own “aggressive litigation tactics” rendered the plaintiff’s attorney’s request “reasonable,” ruled Judge James Peterson of the District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
HOW THE INDUSTRY HAS GROWN FROM WHACK-A-MOLE COMPLIANCE TO RUNNING LIKE A SWISS WATCH
- Compliance in the old days of the credit and collection industry used to be a lot like the carnival game. Whack-a-mole. An issue would pop up, the company would correct it — whack it, if we’re following the rules of the game — and then move on until another issue popped up. But that model doesn’t work anymore, John Bedard argues in his latest episode of “Ask The Compliance Expert” podcast.
JUDGE DENIES SECOND STAY AWAITING RELEASE OF FCC RULE IN TCPA CASE
- After agreeing to stay the proceedings in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case pending the outcome of Marks v. Crunch San Diego in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a District Court judge in Nevada has denied a request from the defendant for a second stay pending the release of a proposed rule from the Federal Communications Commission, because who knows how long it will take for a proposed rule to be issued, finalized and be put into effect.
FIRM NOTES INCREASE IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS FILED UNDER MASS. DEBT COLLECTION RULE
- A team from the law firm of Greenberg Traurig have published a lengthy article on an interesting trend: an increase in the number of putative class-action lawsuits alleging violations of a debt collection regulation in Massachusetts, even though there is no private right of action under the rule, known as the MDCR.
WORTH NOTING: How hitting a pothole can help save your life … A comedian with no political experience is the new president of the Ukraine … How long you should wait to fire an employee who isn’t up to snuff … What farmers are planting today in a shifting vegetable landscape … The fastest-growing cities in each state … Comparing the major streaming services … The best pillow under $50, according to experts … Another Democrat has announced he is running for president.
Why you shouldn’t get excited about 5G
Music Monday
The Daily Digest is sponsored by Microbilt. Designed to help debt collection professionals, MicroBilt’s platform of recovery and skip tracing tools provide quick, convenient, and current data that help you prioritize and successfully track people down and collect. Keep your skip tracing and debt recovery efficient and effective! Contact us to find out about our 90 Day Try Us Program. Call 800-884-4397 or visit www.microbilt.com.
