CLASS ACTION ACCUSES COLLECTOR OF FAILING TO INCLUDE ITEMIZATION INFO IN INITIAL EMAIL
- A class-action lawsuit has been filed in New York federal court against a collection agency for allegedly sending an initial communication to a consumer via email without including all of the itemization information required under Regulation F.
- More details here.
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JUDGE REMANDS FDCPA CASE BACK TO STATE COURT
- A District Court judge in Florida has granted a plaintiff’s motion to remand a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case back to state court where it was originally filed and denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss as moot, ruling the claims made by the plaintiff were not sufficient for the case to have standing in federal court. The judge also denied a motion from the plaintiff for attorney’s fees and costs.
- More details here.
ILLINOIS APPEALS COURT SHUTS DOWN CONSUMER FOR MISSING INFO IN BRIEF
- Remember when you were in school and your teachers had all those rules when it came to writing reports and essays? The font had to be the right size and you needed annotated footnotes and a bibliography (did I just date myself with that one?), among a host of other things you thought were silly. An Illinois Appeals Court has dismissed a plaintiff’s appeal of a judgment awarded to a debt collector because the brief that was filed failed to include a table of contents and other statutory requirements.
- More details here.
CONSUMERS WANT ONLINE PAYMENT OPTIONS, BUT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ARE SLOW TO ADOPT
- More than 90% of consumers are paying their recurring bills online, and, if given the choice, nearly 60% of consumers would pay their medical bills using platforms like Zelle, PayPal, or Venmo, according to the results of a healthcare trends survey released recently by JPMorgan Chase.
- More details here.
WORTH NOTHING: Does this mean we can expect start seeing Deadpool at industry conferences? … Who do you think should have cleaned up the mess? … As much of a fan of dessert as I am, I have to say I don’t love these … Times when you should say no at work and how to say it the right way … Questions you should be asking at the end of a job interview … Deals and freebies being offered because today is Tax Day … Real life vs. Instagram reality when it comes to going to Coachella … McDonald’s is making changes to its hamburgers.
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