COMPLAINT ACCUSES HOSPITAL, AGENCY OF TRYING TO COLLECT ON WORKER’S COMP DEBT
- A plaintiff has accused two healthcare providers and a collection operation ion California of violating the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by attempting to collect on debts that were allegedly incurred after the plaintiff was hurt while working, which would make the claims covered by the state’s worker’s compensation program.
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JUDGE RECOMMENDS SANCTIONS AGAINST PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY IN FDCPA CASE
- A Magistrate judge in Florida has recommended that an attorney with Credit Repair Lawyers of America be sanctioned and pay the defendant’s attorney’s fees in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, after the attorney sent a letter indicating the plaintiff was no longer disputing the debt, when in fact the plaintiff was still disputing the debt.
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REACTION TO SCOTUS’S DECISION TO HEAR ARGUMENTS IN CFPB’S FUNDING CASE
- So yesterday’s big news was the Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments in a case related to whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding structure is constitutional or not. The impact and ramifications of the outcome of this case — which might not be known for a year or so because it’s expected that the Court will hear the case next term — are profound. After the decision was announced, lawmakers and others started sharing their opinions, so I have compiled some of those to share with you.
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- Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in CFPB Funding Case
NINTH CIRCUIT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF CREDITOR’S SUIT OVER DEBT COLLECTION PHONE CALLS
- The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s ruling that refused to enjoin an action filed in state court in California that accused Credit One Bank of violating the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by employing a vendor to make “extensive harassing debt collection” calls to California residents.
- More details here.
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