APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS NOT GRANTING EXTENSION FOR APPEAL THAT WAS FILED 16 MINUTES LATE
- The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision to deny a plaintiff’s attorney’s appeal for filing a motion to extend the deadline to file a notice of appeal because it was submitted 16 minutes late and dismissed another case involving the plaintiff for a lack of jurisdiction because it is untimely.
AMERICANS ANSWERING THEIR PHONES LESS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY DON’T KNOW WHO’S CALLING
- Americans are answering their cell phones only 47% of the time they ring, according to data released by Hiya, a company that helps identify the source of incoming phone calls. Debt collectors, as part of the broader financial services industry, represent the second-largest industry making calls to individuals on their cell phones, trailing only the healthcare industry.
FORMER AGENCY OWNER, ACA PRESIDENT, PASSES AWAY
- Leon Snyder, a former president of ACA International who founded Credit Adjustment Bureau of Baltimore, passed away on Nov. 25. He was 95.
GOOGLE MAKES IT EASIER FOR SMARTPHONE USERS TO RECORD CALLS
- Google is making it easier for users of its smartphones, especially those using Pixel 4 phones, to record calls.
EXPERTS SHARE INSIGHTS INTO TRENDING COMPLIANCE TOPICS
- Click here to read this week’s Compliance Digest, sponsored by Applied Innovation. You’ll get insights and opinions from 10 different compliance experts — David Kaminski, Porter Heath Morgan, Nicole Strickler, Dennis Barton, Matt Kiefer, June Coleman, Mitch Williamson, Virginia Bell Flynn, Kelly Knepper-Stephens, and Judd Peak — discussing the impact of recent court cases and legislative updates. You’re not going to get that kind of varied perspective anywhere else.
WORTH NOTING: A lot fewer people are going to college these days … Fans in Oakland are not taking the departure of the beloved Raiders very well … The 10 best gadgets of the decade … A 6,000-square foot mansion can be yours for the bargain basement price of $50,000 … A lawyerly answer to when kids should get a smartphone … Guidelines for holiday tipping (be sure not to forget the guy who sends you great emails every morning) … The best business travel tips … Tiger Woods led the U.S. to a surprising comeback in the Presidents Cup … Disney has had six billion-dollar movies this year.
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