Issues with Validation Notice, Second Letter Lead Consumer to Accuse Collector of Violating FDCPA
- This is one of those types of cases where I don’t even know where to start. A consumer has filed a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit against a collector, accusing it of sending confusing letters, trying to conceal its identity, and overshadowing the plaintiff’s right to demand validation of the debt, but the defendant used a Model Validation Notice and the plaintiff chose to investigate the debt by doing some things I don’t think he needed to do.
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Appeals Court Largely Affirms Sanctions Against Plaintiff’s Attorney in FDCPA Case
- The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has largely affirmed a sanctions award against a plaintiff’s attorney in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ordering the attorney to pay more than $10,000 in fees to a collection attorney that was sued.
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CFPB, State AGs Sue Company Over Illegal Collection, Marketing Practices
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in conjunction with 11 different state attorneys general and regulators yesterday filed suit against Prehired, a vocational training program, for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act among other laws.
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State Court Judge Denies Certification, Dismisses FDCPA Suit for Lack of Standing
- In a case that was defendant by Dale Golden at Golden Scaz Gagain, a state court judge in Wisconsin has denied a plaintiff’s motion to certify a class action and dismissed a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case because the plaintiff lacked standing to sue. Getting a dismissal in state court because a plaintiff did not suffer a concrete injury is a big win for the industry as it fights more suits being filed in state courts because of relaxed standing requirements.
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CORA Group Announces Acquisition of WebRecon, Strengthening its Position in the Credit and Collection Vertical
- CORA Group (“CORA”) a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc, is pleased to announce the acquisition of WebRecon LLC (“WebRecon”), a leading provider of litigation tracking and consumer risk management solutions for the credit and collection industry.
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