JUDGE CALLS OUT PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY FOR ‘ASSAULT’ ON FEES RULING IN FDCPA CASE
- A District Court judge had some harsh words for a plaintiff’s attorney’s “assault” on a magistrate judge’s report lowering the fee amount in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, but raised the amount recommended by the magistrate judge anyway to include the time spent litigating the fee award portion of the case, although it was still well below the initial amount sought by the plaintiff.
- More details here.
ARM INDUSTRY PREDICTIONS FOR 2023
- Opinions are a lot like a certain part of the body, the old saying goes … everybody has one. But when you ask a group of experts to share their opinions on what 2023 holds for the accounts receivable management industry, what you get is a frame that will wrap itself around the menagerie of events and trends that will cause people to look back a year from now and be grateful — either because it was a good year, or because 2023 is over.
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REPORT DETAILS COLLECTION EFFORTS OF AGENCIES WORKING IRS ACCOUNTS
- Comparing your collection efforts to that of your peers is tough. Companies can be reluctant to share specifics and may even present misleading information. So, when information about collection performance is publicized — audited information signed off on by the federal government — it’s worth publicizing. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has released its annual assessment of the collection efforts of the four private collection agencies that have contracts with the Internal Revenue Service to collect on unpaid income tax debts owed to the federal government.
- More details here.
EXPERTS SHARE CONTEXT ON CASES IMPACTING ARM INDUSTRY
- Industry experts Virginia Bell Flynn, Laurie Nelson, Chris Morris, John Redding, Christine Emello, and Dale Golden provide their perspectives and analysis of the legal and compliance trends shaping the ARM industry.
- More details here.
- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
WORTH NOTING: A postcard collection 80 years in the making … New inventions to be on the lookout for in 2023 … Credit cards are becoming a lifeline for more consumers … The world’s best restaurant is closing its doors because the workplace culture is unsustainable … Things you might be doing to sabotage your likability during job interviews … Last week we were talking about a “slowcession.” This week, it’s a “richcession” … Who remembers calling “411”? … Something I definitely need — how to stop falling asleep on the couch during movies.
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