JUDGE PARTIALLY GRANTS MTD FOR DEFENDANT IN FDCPA CASE OVER WRONG DEBT ON CREDIT REPORT
- A District Court judge in Arizona has partially granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by furnishing information to the credit reporting agencies that did not belong the plaintiff.
- More details here.
CALIF. APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS DEFENDANT’S ANTI-SLAPP WIN IN RFDCPA CASE
- A California Appeals Court has overturned a ruling in favor of a debt collector that was sued for violating the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by not properly serving the plaintiff with a summons and complaint in an underlying collection lawsuit, with the panel ruling that the plaintiff is not obligated to pay the defendant’s attorney’s fees of nearly $80,000.
- More details here.
TEXAS LEGISLATURE PLANS ON TAKING UP MEDICAL DEBT COLLECTION BILLS AGAIN
- The next legislative session in Texas doesn’t start for three months, but already lawmakers have announced plans to re-introduce legislation that would require healthcare providers to send an itemized bill to patients prior to pursuing any debt collection action.
- More details here.
EXPERTS SHARE CONTEXT ON CASES IMPACTING ARM INDUSTRY
- Industry experts Stefanie Jackman, Loraine Lyons, Leslie Bender, Brit Suttell, and Stacy Rodriguez provide their perspectives and analysis of the legal and compliance trends shaping the ARM industry.
- More details here.
- This content is sponsored by Bedard Law Group.
HOW YOU CAN HELP SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
- Yale Levy of Levy & Associates has started a drive to collect unused laptop computers to help survivors of human trafficking get back on their feet and find jobs.
- More details here.
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