Daily Digest – December 14. Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of FDCPA Suit; Individuals Using Tax Refunds to Pay for Healthcare

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APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DISMISSAL OF FDCPA SUIT OVER LOCATION OF VALIDATION NOTICE

• The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against a collection agency for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it referenced the wrong page of a collection letter when referring the recipient to the required disclosures under the statute.

INDIVIDUALS USING TAX REFUNDS TO PAY FOR HEALTHCARE PROCEDURES: STUDY

• Every year, one-in-six families make an “extraordinary” healthcare payment of at least $2,000 in a single month, and most have not recovered financially a year later, according to the results of a new study. There’s also some bad news for collection agencies that are gearing up for tax season. Consumers increase their healthcare spending by 60% in the week after they receive their income tax refund every year, according to the report.

JUDGE CERTIFIES CLASS, GRANTS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF IN FDCPA CASE

• A federal judge in New Jersey has certified a class-action lawsuit against a collection agency and granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff after the agency was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by asking recipients of a collection letter to contact it by phone regarding insurance coverage.

JEWELER GETS JAIL TIME FOR SCAMMING SERVICE MEMBERS

• The owner of a chain of jewelry stores was sentenced to 90 days in jail yesterday and ordered to make restitution to the victims of a scam perpetrated on active duty service members by creating a fake lawyer who threatened court martial as a means of getting people to pay their debts.

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