Extra Steps to Dispute Debt Count as Concrete Harm Under FDCPA, Judge Rules in Denying MTD
- A District Court judge in Kansas has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling the plaintiff’s claim of having to spend “additional time, effort, and expense” in informing the defendant a second time that she was disputing her debt is enough for her to have standing to pursue her claims.
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Ransomware Attacks Surge 36% Year-Over-Year: Report
- Ransomware activity continued its upward climb in the third quarter of 2025, according to cybersecurity firm BlackFog. The company’s Q3 2025 State of Ransomware Report shows a 36% year-over-year increase in ransomware attacks, marking five consecutive years of growth.
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Government Shutdown Catches Up to Court System
- The federal judiciary announced that beginning Monday, October 20, it will no longer have the funding to sustain full, paid operations, marking the first time in nearly three decades that the court system has been forced to furlough employees because of a lapse in government appropriations.
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Compliance Digest – October 20
- New proposed rules from the Federal Communications Commission and federal bank regulators. Rulings from state and federal courts. Check out this week’s Compliance Digest and get insights and important context from eight different experts — Stefanie Jackman, Michael Chapman, Justin Penn, Mitch Williamson, Lauren Burnette, David Schultz, David Kaminski, and Jim Sandy.
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- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
WORTH NOTING: A new app that will take fake vacation photos for you from around the world … Cedar is launching a new service aimed at helping individuals and healthcare providers work through issues surrounding people losing access to Medicaid … How to instantly reduce anxiety and stress,, according to science … Family caregivers offer their insights and advice for the hardest unpaid job in America … Demand for private jets is surging and will keep growing for the next decade … A list of companies whose sites are reporting outages this morning … The secret to a great job interview is saying less … America is in a literacy crisis.
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