COMPLAINT ACCUSES COLLECTOR OF ATDS CONTACT VIA TEXT AFTER BEING INFORMED OF ATTORNEY REPRESENTATION
- A complaint has been filed against a collector for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by ignoring a notification that the plaintiff was being represented by an attorney and for knowingly or willfully communicating with the plaintiff via text messages and calls to her cell phone using an automated telephone dialing system.
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JUDGE DENIES MSJ FOR DEFENDANT IN FDCPA CLASS OVER SOL LANGUAGE IN LETTER
- A District Court judge in New Jersey has denied a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action case, ruling that it is unclear which state’s statute of limitations apply in determining the enforceability of an unpaid debt, and that the defendant’s actions may indicate it knew that the statute of limitations had expired.
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COMPANY PREPPING ‘ROBOT’ LAWYER USES AI TO NEGOTIATE LOWER BILLS
- Want to see a negotiation, in real-time, between a customer service agent and a bot backed by artificial intelligence? Here you go:
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OUT-OF-POCKET HEALTHCARE EXPENSES SPIKE FOR AMERICANS
- The amount that Americans pay out-of-pocket for healthcare grew by 10.5% in 2021, the highest year-over-year percent increase in nearly four decades, according to data released last week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services.
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