Daily Digest – March 28. Lawyers Share Strategies for Fighting Professional Plaintiffs; Oregon Legislature Holds Hearing on Debt Buying Bill

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WEBINAR RECORDING: LAWYERS SHARE STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH PROFESSIONAL PLAINTIFFS

• A panel of All-Star legal experts — John Bedard, Amy Jonker, David Kaminski, and Manny Newburger — shared their strategies and stories about dealing with individuals who make their living by suing collection agencies. These professional plaintiffs pose a significant problem for collection agencies, and the four lawyers came together for a webinar, sponsored by WebRecon. A copy of the recording is available by clicking here.

OREGON LEGISLATURE HOLDS HEARING ON DEBT BUYING BILL 

• The state of Oregon’s House Committee On Business and Labor held a hearing yesterday to discuss House Bill 2356, which would, among other things, establish requirements under which debt buyers may bring legal action to collect debt and specifies the notice that debt buyers must give to debtors. If enacted, debt buyers would be forced to provide written notice to individuals 30 days prior to initiating any legal action.

CFPB COMPLAINT NUMBERS ‘EXPLODE’ AS LAWSUIT NUMBERS PAINT DIFFERENT PICTURES

• Short-term gain, long-term loss. That’s the takeaway from the most recent numbers released by WebRecon. The good news is that the number of lawsuits filed in February alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act were lower than the number filed in January. But the number filed compared with the same month last year is significantly higher.

COUNTY HIRES AGENCY TO COLLECT ON UNPAID TAXES

• A North Carolina county has entered into a contract with American Financial Credit Services to collect on unpaid personal and property taxes. The collection agency will retain 20% of what it recovers as its fee.

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