AGENCY SUED FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE OPT-OUT NOTICE IN TEXTS
- A collection agency is facing a lawsuit in Georgia for allegedly not including an opt-out disclosure in texts it sent to an individual.
- While we have seen this claim related to emails, this might be one of the first such cases involving text messages.
JUDGE REMANDS FDCPA CASE OVER DUPLICATE NOTICES, HUNSTEIN CLAIMS BACK TO STATE COURT
- While he remanded the case, the judge declined to award the plaintiff attorneys’ fees, saying that the case law on the subject of standing “is still evolving.”
- The defendant failed to cite a single case decided after the Supreme Court’s ruling in TransUnion where standing has been determined to exist under these circumstances. Others may want to pay attention when contemplating the removal of cases to federal court.
COLORADO AG ISSUES GUIDANCE RELATED TO COLLECTION AGENCIES WORKING REMOTELY
- Collection agencies can continue to have employees working remotely in Colorado, as long as they keep following the rules that were established at the start of the pandemic, the state’s Department of Law announced.
- The guidance will stay in effect until at least next year.
REPORT BREAKS DOWN MEDICAL DEBT BURDEN BY DEMOGRAPHICS, GEOGRAPHY
- If you are over the age of 75 and living in Texas, odds are you’re carrying a lot of medical debt, according to the data that was published last month.
- While people over the age of 75 are carrying twice as much debt as those under the age of 35, the younger generation has twice as many people carrying medical debt.
COLLECT RX JOINS HEALTHCARE REVENUE CYCLE LEADER WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES TO DELIVER OUT-OF-NETWORK SOLUTIONS
- The two combined companies will provide a “full spectrum” of revenue cycle solutions to healthcare providers across the country.
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