Complaint Accuses Collector of Sending Letter to Attorney Who Was Not Representing Plaintiff in Relation to This Debt
- A plaintiff has filed a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit against a collector, accusing it of communicating in an unauthorized manner with a third party and disclosing information about the debt without the plaintiff’s permission. It appears as though the third party is an attorney who may or may not have been representing the plaintiff in another matter, possibly involving the same defendant.
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Another Appeals Court Rules Plaintiff in Hunstein Case Lacks Standing to Sue
- In a case that was defended by Brendan Little at Lippes Mathias, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit yesterday became the latest to rule that a plaintiff in a Hunstein lawsuit does not have standing to sue because she did not suffer a concrete injury, although the 13 months it took the Court to issue its ruling did cause some concern that maybe it wasn’t as cut-and-dried as other courts have determined these types of cases to be.
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DFPI Takes Action Against 4 ‘Unscrupulous’ Collectors
- The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation has released a guide that aims to teach individuals who are new to the United States about the concept of debt, to help them get acquainted with the concept and understand the pros and cons.
- More details here.
FCC Announces Inquiry into AI’s Impact on Robocalls, Robotexts
- The Federal Communications Commission yesterday announced it will begin assessing the evolving threat of how artificial intelligence is being used to impact illegal and unwanted robocalls and texts with the intention of looking at how the Telephone Consumer Protection Act can be used to protect consumers.
- More details here.
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