Daily Digest – September 5. Judge Certifies Class Action in FDCPA Case; Judge Denies Sanctions in TCPA Case, Calls Defendant’s Motion a ‘Sideshow’

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JUDGE CERTIFIES CLASS ACTION IN FDCPA LETTER CASE

• A District Court judge in California has certified a class-action lawsuit against a collection agency accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act via a collection letter that allegedly did not properly identify the current creditor to whom the debt was owed.

 

JUDGE DENIES SANCTIONS IN TCPA CASE, CALLS DEFENDANT’S MOTION A ‘SIDESHOW’

• Except when you’re on the receiving end of it, judges can be kind of funny. Take Judge Kevin McNulty of the District Court for the District of New Jersey, who recently denied a motion to strike a complaint and for sanctions against a plaintiff who filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the defendant violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by contacting her without her consent.

 

WIRED MAGAZINE LOOKS AT SILICON VALLEY’S INTEREST IN ARM INDUSTRY

• A “wave” of tech startups, such as TrueAccord, are aiming to revolutionize the collections industry by applying machine learning and algorithms to create a kinder, gentler, collection experience for individuals, according to an article that was published yesterday by WIRED magazine.

 

HEATED START ONLY ADDS TO THEATRICS FOR KAVANAUGH’S CONFIRMATION HEARING

• It took nearly seven hours, but Brett Kavanuagh finally got to speak at his confirmation hearing yesterday to be the next justice of the Supreme Court. Those intervening seven hours were a mash-up of theatrics and partisan bickering as Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee attempted to postpone or delay the proceedings and more than 70 protestors were arrested trying to disrupt the hearing.

WORTH NOTING: Bob Woodward has a new book out and it’s not a flattering portrait of the president … There are a lot of questions about what happened to the $400,000 that a couple raised for a homeless veteran … Why some people hate being hugged, according to science … One-third of workers would take a 20% pay cut to work one less day per week … Why you’ll want to wash your hands the next time you go through airport security … Would you destroy something you bought to protest against the company that made whatever you bought? … How America lost its love for the stick shift … What it’s like to be a high roller in Las Vegas … Nearly 20% of teachers need second jobs to make ends meet.

Samsung is working on a foldable smartphone

California wants to give kids more time to sleep

The Daily Digest is sponsored by Beam Software. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Beam is a thought leader in portfolio management and collection software. They offer both cloud-based and on-premise solutions to accommodate the entire collection continuum. For more information, please visit www.beamsoftware.com or call (800) 212-2326.