JUDGE RECOMMENDS SANCTIONS AGAINST PLAINTIFFS IN FDCPA CASE
- A Magistrate Judge in New York has filed a report recommending that a District Court judge allow the plaintiffs in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action suit to file a fourth amended complaint, even though discovery and the time to amend pleadings has closed, while also recommending that the defendants be granted sanctions to cover attorneys fees and costs.
ACA, OTHER GROUPS, MEET WITH FCC TO URGE FOR CREATION OF CALL BLOCKING ‘GUARDRAILS’
- ACA International was one of nine trade associations that sent a representative to meet with staff from the Federal Communications Commission’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau to urge the regulator to take more steps to notify companies when their calls are being blocked or labeled as potential spam or fraud calls.
OHIO AG ANNOUNCES PLAN TO TACKLE ROBOCALLS
- The attorney general of Ohio has announced the creation of a Robocall Enforcement Unit within the state’s Consumer Protection Section, as well as the launch of a tool aimed at making it easier for individuals to report robocalls to the state.
FORMER CFPB SENIOR COUNSEL RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR OF UTAH
- The political bug has been caught by another former official from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Chris Peterson, a former senior counsel at the CFPB, announced this week that he is running for governor of Utah as a Democrat.
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