JUDGE DENIES CERTIFICATION MOTION IN FDCPA CASE BECAUSE CLASS WAS TOO SMALL
- A District Court judge in New Jersey has denied a plaintiff’s motion to certify a class action lawsuit against a collection law firm that was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by seeking damages greater than what was owed by the plaintiff and failing to itemize the claimed damages.
SURVEY SHEDS LIGHT INTO HOW INDIVIDUALS MANAGE HEALTHCARE DEBTS
- Twenty-two percent of Millennials, 17% of members of Generation X, and 12% of Baby Boomers have been unable to pay a medical bill in full and had it sent to collections, according to the results of a survey conducted by AccessOne, a provider of patient financing solutions. Overall, a significant portion of the respondents have delayed care because they could not afford it, used a credit card to pay for a medical bill, or borrowed money from friends or family to cover a healthcare debt.
INACCURACIES, CONFUSION LEAD PATIENTS TO LACK TRUST IN HEALTHCARE BILLS
- Chances are, if you are trying to collect on an unpaid medical debt from an individual, he or she believes that the bill received from the hospital or medical provider is not accurate and has some mistakes on it.
WORTH NOTING: For anyone who needs help cooking Thanksgiving dinner … Duke was massively upset at home in overtime last night … White Castle is coming back to Florida and in a very big way … The worst tech gifts we give out as presents … How to buy gifts when you’ve got too much debt … Black Friday shopping tips from the experts — people who work at Walmart, Target, and Best Buy … Safe travels to anyone heading out for Thanksgiving … “Excuse me, sir, but I believe you have my kidney by mistake.”
Amazing facts about the human body
How to avoid holiday shopping debt
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 DENIES CERTIFICATION MOTION IN FDCPA CASE BECAUSE CLASS WAS TOO SMALL
- A District Court judge in New Jersey has denied a plaintiff’s motion to certify a class action lawsuit against a collection law firm that was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by seeking damages greater than what was owed by the plaintiff and failing to itemize the claimed damages.
SURVEY SHEDS LIGHT INTO HOW INDIVIDUALS MANAGE HEALTHCARE DEBTS
- Twenty-two percent of Millennials, 17% of members of Generation X, and 12% of Baby Boomers have been unable to pay a medical bill in full and had it sent to collections, according to the results of a survey conducted by AccessOne, a provider of patient financing solutions. Overall, a significant portion of the respondents have delayed care because they could not afford it, used a credit card to pay for a medical bill, or borrowed money from friends or family to cover a healthcare debt.
INACCURACIES, CONFUSION LEAD PATIENTS TO LACK TRUST IN HEALTHCARE BILLS
- Chances are, if you are trying to collect on an unpaid medical debt from an individual, he or she believes that the bill received from the hospital or medical provider is not accurate and has some mistakes on it.
WORTH NOTING: For anyone who needs help cooking Thanksgiving dinner … Duke was massively upset at home in overtime last night … White Castle is coming back to Florida and in a very big way … The worst tech gifts we give out as presents … How to buy gifts when you’ve got too much debt … Black Friday shopping tips from the experts — people who work at Walmart, Target, and Best Buy … Safe travels to anyone heading out for Thanksgiving … “Excuse me, sir, but I believe you have my kidney by mistake.”
Amazing facts about the human body
How to avoid holiday shopping debt
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.
