APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS RULING, DEFENDANT BOUND BY SETTLEMENT REACHED BY FORMER ATTORNEY
- If you are going to convince a federal judge that he or should should believe you over a lawyer, you better have some solid proof, a panel of judges from the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled, affirming a lower court’s ruling that a defendant in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case should be bound by the terms of a settlement that his attorney reached.
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JUDGE DENIES MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES IN FDCPA CASE IN WHICH PLAINTIFF NEVER APPEARED
- Everyone has war stories about credit repair firms that sue on behalf of clients who don’t even know they are now plaintiffs in a lawsuit. A case involving Credit Repair Lawyers of America in which the plaintiff never responded to the firm’s attorneys or to a hearing in front of a federal judge led the defendant to seek attorney’s fees, but precedent in the Ninth Circuit precluded a District Court judge in Arizona from doing so.
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CHOPRA REITERATES CFPB’S COMMITMENT TO REDUCING ‘STRESS OF MEDICAL DEBT’
- Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, reiterated last week that the Bureau is looking for “ways we can reduce the stress of medical debt and coercive credit reporting,” during a speech to revenue cycle managers at an industry conference. Chopra called on those in the audience to share any “concerning patterns” that they identify with respect to billing and debt collection practices and any credit-based repayment programs that they offer.
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RECENT COURT CASES AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
- Stefanie Jackman handicaps the likelihood of a bill abolishing the CFPB becoming law; Stacy Rodriguez on why an FDCPA lawsuit is one “to watch,”; and Chelsey Pankratz on an Appeals Court ruling that may hint the attack on standing is reaching its nadir; with additional commentaries from Michael Klutho, Mitch Williamson, and Heath Morgan in this week’s Compliance Digest.
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- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
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