NYC ENACTS RULE REGARDING LANGUAGE ACCESS
- A new rule is set to go into effect in New York City later this month that will require debt collectors to notify individuals who do not speak or read English well about other options that may be available to help those people understand their rights and communicate with collection agencies.
JUDGE AWARDS $65k IN FEES, COSTS TO DEFENSE IN FDCPA CASE
- A District Court judge in Oregon has awarded the defendants in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case more than $65,000 in fees and costs — about 40% of what was being sought — ruling that the plaintiff’s claims in her lawsuit were “clearly untenable” from the outset of the case.
LAWSUIT CLAIMS PROCESS SERVER ‘HARASSED’ INDIVIDUALS, FAILED TO FOLLOW SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS
- Philip Burgess, Jr., the founder of MicroBilt, yesterday filed a lawsuit against a trio of class action firms alleging his family was harassed by process servers, including those that made his wife and kids fear their home was being invaded and who did not wear a mask or gloves or maintain social distancing when attempting to serve documents to Burgess.
JUDGE DENIES CLASS CERTIFICATION, GRANTS MSJ IN FDCPA CASE OVER ROUNDING ISSUE
- A District Court judge in New Mexico has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment and denied a plaintiff’s motion to certify a class in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case because a number of payment options were rounded to the nearest dollar and were different than the total amount owed.
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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.
NYC ENACTS RULE REGARDING LANGUAGE ACCESS
- A new rule is set to go into effect in New York City later this month that will require debt collectors to notify individuals who do not speak or read English well about other options that may be available to help those people understand their rights and communicate with collection agencies.
JUDGE AWARDS $65k IN FEES, COSTS TO DEFENSE IN FDCPA CASE
- A District Court judge in Oregon has awarded the defendants in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case more than $65,000 in fees and costs — about 40% of what was being sought — ruling that the plaintiff’s claims in her lawsuit were “clearly untenable” from the outset of the case.
LAWSUIT CLAIMS PROCESS SERVER ‘HARASSED’ INDIVIDUALS, FAILED TO FOLLOW SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS
- Philip Burgess, Jr., the founder of MicroBilt, yesterday filed a lawsuit against a trio of class action firms alleging his family was harassed by process servers, including those that made his wife and kids fear their home was being invaded and who did not wear a mask or gloves or maintain social distancing when attempting to serve documents to Burgess.
JUDGE DENIES CLASS CERTIFICATION, GRANTS MSJ IN FDCPA CASE OVER ROUNDING ISSUE
- A District Court judge in New Mexico has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment and denied a plaintiff’s motion to certify a class in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case because a number of payment options were rounded to the nearest dollar and were different than the total amount owed.
WORTH NOTING: Florida and South Carolina reported spikes in the number of new coronavirus cases yesterday … How to keep re-heated pizza from getting soggy in the microwave … How much you need to earn to be in the top 1% … Why you shouldn’t hold your breath for a new stimulus check anytime soon … Did you know that today is known as Loving Day? … The best U.S. cities to live in after the pandemic is over … If you are looking for gift ideas for Father’s Day … Why it might be harder to find episode of “The Dukes of Hazzard” anymore.
How deadly is the cash in your wallet?
Funny Friday
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.
