Judge Says Only Licensed Attorneys Can Give One-on-One Advice in Collection Lawsuits
- A District Court judge in New York has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on non-lawyers providing individualized legal advice, ruling that the state’s long-standing restrictions on the unauthorized practice of law can be applied to a program designed to help consumers respond to debt collection lawsuits. The decision represents the latest chapter in a closely watched case that could have reshaped who is allowed to provide guidance to consumers facing collection litigation.
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Appeals Court Affirms Summary Judgment in FCRA Case Over Medical Debt Reporting
- The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed a ruling in favor of a defendant in a Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuit over the accuracy of the information being furnished and the reasonableness of a dispute investigation of a medical debt incurred by the plaintiff’s husband.
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Former CFPB Policy Fellow Argues Consumer Protection Is a Barometer of Gov’t Priorities
- A former policy fellow at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is making a broad argument about the role of consumer protection laws in the United States, suggesting that how a government treats these laws serves as a clear signal of its priorities and its commitment to protecting ordinary citizens.
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Court Rejects Default Judgment in FDCPA Case Over Alleged Validation Notice Confusion
- Sometimes, the best defense is no defense. A District Court judge in New Jersey has denied a plaintiff’s motion for default judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case over her alleged confusion about when the start of the 30-day validation period started. Even though the defendant never appeared in the case, the court concluded that the plaintiff had not adequately alleged an FDCPA violation and therefore could not obtain judgment by default.
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Compliance Digest – March 9
- Get important insights from eight different compliance experts — Marissa Coyle, Lauren Burnette, Monica Littman, David Kaminski, Michael Poncin, David Grassi, Tom Quinn, and Brooke Conkle — on topics ranging from what defines a text message to courts dealing with pro se litigants and a lot more.
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- This series is sponsored by Frost Echols
WORTH NOTING: Details on changes to how to get answers to Social Security questions …Employees are being asked to do more without getting paid more … Experts weigh in on how to make Windows 11 less annoying … Teens are sleeping less than ever, and it isn’t necessarily their screens’ fault … Millions of jobs are vulnerable to a “silver tsunami” … A quiz to help you decide whether humans or AI is the better writer … Why employee gossip sessions might actually be good for business … How to limit damage when you can’t avoid a pothole.
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