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JUDGE DENIES SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FDCPA CASE EVEN THOUGH DEFENDANT USED STATUTORY DISPUTE LANGUAGE
- This is one of those cases where, even when a collection agency writes what the law proscribes, a judge can still say it confused the least sophisticated consumer. A federal judge in Pennsylvania has denied a request for summary judgment in a case where a plaintiff is accusing a collection agency of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the validation notice did not effectively communicate that a dispute must be filed in writing.
SHUTDOWN CAUSING MORE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS FOR FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES
- As the government shutdown enters its second month with no end in sight, another published report is detailing the financial dire straits that many of the 800,000 furloughed government employees are in, with renewed calls for leniency, even after the shutdown ends.
ONTARIO SYSTEMS OPENING TECH INCUBATOR
- A ribbon-cutting is scheduled for this morning in Decker Hall at Anderson University, in Anderson, Ind., where Ontario Systems will open a new technology training center.
NEBRASKA LEGISLATOR PROPOSES LAW SHIELDING INJURED EMPLOYEES FROM DEBT COLLECTORS
- A bill has been introduced in the Nebraska State Legislature that would prohibit collection agencies from attempting to contact individuals who have unpaid medical debts if they have a case pending before the state’s Workers’ Compensation Committee.
REPORT SHARES UNCOMPENSATED CARE TOTALS FOR OREGON HOSPITALS
- The five largest hospitals in Portland and Southwest Oregon had a combined total of $236.5 million in charity care and unpaid debts at the end of 2017, according to a published report.
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The Daily Digest is sponsored by Microbilt. Designed to help debt collection professionals, MicroBilt’s platform of recovery and skip tracing tools provide quick, convenient, and current data that help you prioritize and successfully track people down and collect. Keep your skip tracing and debt recovery efficient and effective! Contact us to find out about our 90 Day Try Us Program. Call 800-884-4397 or visit www.microbilt.com.
