Collector Facing TCPA Class Action Over Wrong Number Calls Using Artificial or Prerecorded Voice
- A collection operation is facing a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class-action lawsuit in Michigan federal court over calls that it allegedly made to an individual’s cell phone using an artificial or prerecorded message attempting to reach someone other than the plaintiff, using a number the plaintiff obtained last June.
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Fifth Circuit Sanctions Attorney Over AI Generated Errors in FCRA Appeal
- A plaintiff’s attorney has been ordered to pay $2,500 in sanctions to the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for her use of artificial intelligence in drafting documents that were submitted to the court, which came after a District Court judge, since overturned, ordered another attorney from the firm representing the plaintiff to pay $33,000 in attorney’s fees to the defendants for not doing enough of an investigation into the plaintiff’s claims before filing a lawsuit alleging the defendants violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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Wells Fargo Agrees to $57M Settlement Over COVID Forbearance Credit Reporting
- Wells Fargo has reached a $57 million settlement in a Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuit over how it reported mortgage forbearances during the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to issues with the credit scores of borrowers.
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Minn. Regulator Penalizes Company for Unlicensed Collections and Noncooperation
- The Minnesota Department of Commerce has fined an organization $20,000 for engaging in collection activity in the state without a license and for failing to respond to the state’s requests for information.
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Maine Lawmakers Weigh Ban on Liens and Wage Garnishment for Medical Debts
- A hearing was held this week in Maine to discuss a bill that would prohibit liens and garnishments to collect on unpaid medical debts. The proposal, LD 2129, would bar creditors and debt collectors from placing liens on a consumer’s principal residence or garnishing wages when the underlying obligation is medical debt. The measure was introduced by Sen. Donna Bailey and received testimony before the Legislature’s Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee, which will take the bill up for a work session in the coming weeks.
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