JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER SERVICE DURING PANDEMIC
- A District Court judge in Michigan has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when the plaintiffs were served with a summons and complaint in a debt collection lawsuit because the process servers purportedly harassed them by serving them without wearing proper protection to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19.
JUDGE PARTIALLY DISMISSES FDCPA SUIT ON REMAND FROM APPEALS COURT
- A District Court judge in Maryland has partially granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss in a case that was remanded back to the court after a ruling from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals last year determined that the court had erred in deciding when the one-year statute of limitations had stated running on potential violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
COLLECTOR UNDER INVESTIGATION FIGHTING SEIZURE OF $90K: REPORT
- Federal prosecutors who are investigating the owner of several debt collection companies that allegedly engaged in illegal collection activities are seeking the forfeiture of more than $90,000 that was seized from the owner’s home by armed agents last year, according to a published media report.
RMAI ADOPTS LATEST VERSION OF NATIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
- The RMAI Certification Council announces the adoption of version 9.0 of the Receivables Management Certification Program (RMCP) after an eight-month development and review process.
READ EXPERT PERSPECTIVES ON TRENDING COMPLIANCE TOPICS
- Click here to read this week’s Compliance Digest. You’ll get insights and opinions from seven different compliance experts — Andrew Schwartz, Joann Needleman, Rick Perr, Xerxes Martin, Sarah DeMoss, Patrick Newman, and Mitch Williamson — discussing the impact of recent court cases and legislative updates. You’re not going to get that kind of varied perspective anywhere else. The Compliance Digest is sponsored by The Bedard Law Group.
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