APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS AWARD OF $828K IN TCPA CASE
- The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has upheld a lower court’s ruling that the defendants in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case acted in bad faith and should have a default judgment of $828,801.36 entered against them.
- More details here.
JUDGE DENIES MTD IN FCRA CASE OVER DOUBLE-REPORTED DEBT
- A District Court judge in Utah has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case, ruling that it did not conduct a reasonable investigation after the plaintiff disputed the debt because both the defendant — the original creditor — and a collection agency were reporting the debt to the credit reporting agencies.
- More details here.
OREGON LEGISLATURE PASSES CONSUMER PRIVACY BILL
- The Oregon House on Friday unanimously passed the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act, which means the bill is now heading the desk of Gov. Tina Kotek for signature or veto. The bill makes Oregon the latest in a growing number of states to enact comprehensive data privacy legislation aimed at giving consumers more control over how companies store and use data.
- More details here.
MEANINGFUL INSIGHTS ON RECENT COURT RULINGS
- Court rulings can change how you attempt to collect on debts, so staying on top of the rulings — and what they mean — is incredibly important. Read this week’s Compliance Digest to get meaningful insight and context from Joann Needleman, Patrick Newman, Dale Golden, Virginia Bell Flynn, Katie Zugsay, and Chelsey Pankratz.
- More details here.
- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
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