COURT UPHOLDS $286K RULING AGAINST PLAINTIFF IN TCPA ACTION OVER COLLECTION CALLS
- A District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a credit card company’s petition to confirm an arbitration award in the amount of $286,064.62 against an individual who had accused the company of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by placing hundreds of debt collection calls to his phone without his consent. The individual had filed an arbitration claim against the company, and the company filed a counterclaim accusing the individual of fraud and and breach of contract.
M&A DEAL VOLUME COOLS IN 2Q, BUT MORE CONSOLIDATION IN ARM INDUSTRY IS COMING: CAS
- The number of mergers and acquisitions in the accounts receivable management industry cooled in the second quarter, compared to the first three months of the year, according to data tracked by Corporate Advisory Solutions, but that was to be expected after a record-setting first quarter.
JUDGE RULES STATE RIGHT-TO-CURE LAW PREEMPTED BY NATIONAL BANK ACT IN FDCPA CASE
- A District Court judge in Wisconsin has granted a defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Wisconsin Consumer Act case that accused the defendant of misrepresenting the level of attorney involvement and accelerating the debt and filing suit against the plaintiff without first giving him a right to cure as required under Wisconsin state law. The judge ruled that banks are pre-empted from having to follow the right-to-cure provisions of the state law in question and that debt buyers are assigned the same rights when purchasing accounts from national banks.
BARBARA BARRON, FOUNDER OF BARRON & NEWBURGER, PASSES AWAY
- We are sad to announce the passing of our firm’s founder, Barbara M. Barron. Although her health declined in recent years she continued to practice actively until the end.
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