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Daily Digest – March 1. Judge Dismisses FDCPA Class Action Over Arbitration Clause with Debt Buyer; Digital Collections Having Big Impact at PRA Group
JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA CLASS ACTION OVER ARBITRATION CLAUSE WITH DEBT BUYER A District Court judge in Maryland has...
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Daily Digest – February 28. Complaint Accuses Hospital, Agency of Trying to Collect Worker’s Comp Debt; Judge Recommends Sanctions Against Plaintiff’s Attorney
COMPLAINT ACCUSES HOSPITAL, AGENCY OF TRYING TO COLLECT ON WORKER'S COMP DEBT A plaintiff has accused two healthcare providers and...
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Daily Digest – February 27. Appeals Court Vacates Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff; CFPB Updates Administrative Enforcement Proceedings
APPEALS COURT VACATES JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF IN FDCPA CASE OVER INTEREST DISCLOSURE IN LETTER The Court of Appeals...
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Daily Digest – February 24. Complaint Accuses Firm of Pursuing Suit After ID Theft Claim; Title Lender to Pay $15M in Penalties
COMPLAINT ACCUSES FIRM OF PURSUING COLLECTION SUIT AFTER CLAIM OF ID THEFT Anytime a complaint starts with the sentence “…...
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Daily Digest – February 23. Getting to Know Megan Hebert of Specialized Collection Systems; RMAI Attendees Share Their Takeaways
GETTING TO KNOW MEGAN HEBERT OF SPECIALIZED COLLECTION SYSTEMS Change starts with you, the famous saying goes. It’s a mantra...
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Daily Digest – February 22. Supreme Court Denies Petition in FDCPA Standing Case; Idaho AG to Intervene in Case Challenging State Collection Law
SUPREME COURT DENIES PETITION IN FDCPA STANDING CASE As we await word from the Supreme Court about whether it will...
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Daily Digest – February 21. Class Action Accuses Defendant of Sending Letters with Conflicting SOL Info; FTC Sues Debt Relief Orgs
CLASS ACTION ACCUSES DEFENDANT OF SENDING LETTERS WITH CONFLICTING SOL INFORMATION A class-action complaint has been filed in federal court...
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Daily Digest – February 20. Judge Dismisses FDCPA Class Action; Supreme Court to Vote on Hearing CFPB Funding Case
JUDGE DISMISSES FDCPA CLASS ACTION OVER DISPUTED DEBT FOR LACK OF STANDING A District Court judge in New Jersey has...
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Daily Digest – February 17. Class Action Accuses Collector of Sending Multiple MVNs; Healthcare Co. to Pay $2.5M in Settlement with Mass. AG
CLASS ACTION ACCUSES COLLECTOR OF OVERSHADOWING AFTER SENDING MULTIPLE MVNS A class-action complaint has been filed against a pair of...
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Daily Digest – February 16. Getting to Know Bob Burnside of Telrock Systems; BK Judge Reduces Fee Award in Decade-Long FDCPA Case
GETTING TO KNOW BOB BURNSIDE OF TELROCK SYSTEMS Chances are, from the sound of it, if there is a job...
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