Complaint Alleges Collector Left ‘Threatening’ Voicemails for Plaintiff & His Wife
- A collection operation is facing a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit because it allegedly left messages for the plaintiff and his wife threatening to file a complaint against the plaintiff the day after the messages were left, while also allegedly “belittling” the plaintiff’s wife when a representative of the defendant insinuated that the plaintiff “fraudulently borrowed the money behind his wife’s back and that she was now in some sort of legal trouble,” according to the complaint.
- More details here.
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Judge Grants Plaintiff’s Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss FDCPA Case, but Denies Defense’s Motion for Fees & Costs
- A District Court judge in Texas has granted a plaintiff’s motion to voluntarily dismiss an FDCPA case, but denied a defendant’s motion to have its attorney’s fees and costs covered.
- More details here.
Collection Operation Caught Up in One of Largest Cyberattacks Ever
- The Department of Health and Human Services has disclosed in its Breach Portal that a breach, which involved more than 600,000 individuals at a collection operation is being investigated as a law firm specializing in data breach class actions is looking for victims of the breach to be plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the company.
- More details here.
Wireless Carriers Pushing Consumers to Use Debit, Bank Accounts For AutoPay
- Wireless carriers are trying to push more consumers into using their bank accounts or debit cards when enrolling in auto payment programs, instead of credit cards, because the costs of the processing credit card transactions are so much higher than the other forms of payment, according to a published report.
- More details here.
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