Suit Filed Over Workers’ Comp Debt Collection Attempt
- Sometimes, a thing is a thing. And sometimes, a thing is something else. It’s usually never immediately clear whether it’s the former or the latter, so it’s possible this is nothing and it’s possible it’s something and it’s possible that it’s somewhere in between. A collection operation is facing claims it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it attempted to collect on a medical debt that was incurred as a result of an on-the-job injury and was covered by workers’ compensation. You don’t see a lot of these kinds of suits in Pennsylvania, so I thought it was worth mentioning just for that. But, on top of the type of claim, the plaintiff did something interesting that you don’t see everyday, perhaps in an effort to give her standing to pursue the suit in federal court.
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Court Finds No FCRA or TCPA Violations in ‘Credit Repair’ Vehicle Purchase Dispute
- A District Court judge in Illinois has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss claims it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act, among other claims, after financing the purchase of a vehicle that was purported to help rebuild the plaintiff’s credit.
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New York Bill Would Create Private Right of Action for Improper Debt Collection
- A new bill introduced in the New York State Assembly would give consumers the right to sue debt collectors directly for violations of the state’s debt collection laws.
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Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Small Businesses Harness AI
- Two members of Congress — Rep. Mark Alford [R-Mo.] and Rep. Hillary Scholten [D-Mich.] — have teamed up to introduce the AI for Main Street Act, a bipartisan proposal designed to help small businesses evaluate and adopt artificial intelligence through the nation’s network of Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs).
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