DID HE OR DIDN’T HE? JUDGE GRANTS MSJ FOR DEFENSE IN FDCPA SUIT ARGUING ATTORNEY DID AND DID NOT REVIEW CASE BEFORE SENDING LETTER
- You’ve all seen those videos where a driver suddenly realizes he or she missed their turn and tries to immediately double back, only to end up getting into an accident? In a case defended by Mitch Williamson at Barron & Newburger, a District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a collection law firm’s motion for summary judgment after a plaintiff accused the firm of sending a collection letter without having an attorney meaningfully review the case — even though the letter said so — and then accusing the firm of making such a disclosure when he found out later that an attorney did review the case.
ERROR LEADS JUDGE TO OVERTURN VERDICT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT IN FDCPA CLASS ACTION
- A District Court judge in Nebraska has admitted he made a mistake and thrown out a jury verdict in favor of a defendant, determining that the plaintiffs in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class action should be the prevailing parties, and awarding $39,000 in damages and attorney fees.
ED. SECRETARY COMMITS TO FURTHER STUDENT LOAN COLLECTION REFORMS
- The Department of Education will continue to reform how student loan debts are collected while strengthening oversight and enforcement, according to a published report citing a letter that was written by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to a pair of leading Senate Democrats.
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- Click here to read this week’s Compliance Digest. You’ll get insights and opinions from seven different compliance experts — Caren Enloe, David Kaminski, Stefanie Jackman, John Redding, Judd Peak, Leslie Bender, and Jessica Klander — 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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