GETTING TO KNOW KAREN KELLY-BRAEM OF SPRINGMAN BRADEN WILSON & PONTIUS
- Is there anything more inspiring or heartening than seeing someone start at the bottom of the ladder and work her way to the top, overcoming adversity and making sacrifices to achieve something great? Karen Kelly-Braem has accomplished such a feat, rising from receptionist to partner at Springman Braden Wilson & Pontius. Setting aside the fact that she likes both “Star Wars” and “Star Trek,” her 35-year career in the legal industry should serve as an example for everyone who aspires to be more than they are today. Read on to learn more about Karen, and why you should talk to her before remodeling y our house. This series is sponsored by Applied Innovation.
APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS RULING IN ONE CASE, OVERTURNS RULING IN ANOTHER, OVER BFE DEFENSE
- The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed one summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant that was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act yesterday while overturning a separate summary judgment ruling, concluding that one defendant was entitled to the FDCPA’s bona fide error defense while the other should not have been entitled to it. The Court — which has issued a number of rulings in the past 14 months limiting the standing that plaintiffs have to sue in FDCPA cases — did rule that the injuries suffered by the plaintiffs, which involved disputes that were not communicated to credit reporting agencies, were concrete enough for them to have standing to sue.
JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN HUNSTEIN COPYCAT CASE
- A District Court judge in Wisconsin has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Hunstein lawsuit, ruling the plaintiff lacked standing to sue because “[a] debt collector that outsources the mechanical tasks of preparing and mailing letters that the debt collector itself is authorized to send does not inflict any concrete injury on the debtor.”
FCC CHAIR SEEKS TO CLASSIFY RINGLESS VOICEMAILS AS CALLS UNDER TCPA, REQUIRING CONSUMER CONSENT
- The Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission yesterday announced the release of a Declaratory Ruling that classifies ringless voicemail messages to consumers’ cell phones as calls under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, meaning that consumers would have to provide their consent prior to receiving such messages.
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