TENN. SUPREME COURT RULES HOSPITALS CAN BE SUED UNDER STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
- Hospitals and healthcare providers in Tennessee must comply with the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, the state’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday, overturning decisions at two levels of the state’s judicial system.
PLAINTIFF ARGUES AGAINST STAY REQUEST IN TCPA CASE PENDING OUTCOME OF SUPREME COURT CASE
- As the Supreme Court gets ready to hear arguments remotely tomorrow in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case that could re-shape the law, a plaintiff in a separate action related to calls made to collect on a debt is urging a federal judge not to wait to hear what the Supreme Court has to say as she opposes a defendant’s motion to stay that case.
AGENCY STARTS OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO HELP CONSUMERS DURING PANDEMIC
- A collection agency in Florida is seeking to start a new movement, using the hashtag #DebtCollectorsCareToo to show the general public that collectors should not be feared and their calls ignored, but that the people on the other end of the phone are here to help.
MORE CONSUMERS USING CREDIT CARD DEBT TO FINANCE EXPENSES DURING PANDEMIC
- Nearly one-in-four adults with a credit card added to the amount of debt they are carrying on those cards during the month of April, according to a survey that was conducted by CreditCards.com. Forty-seven percent of individuals surveyed said they had a balance on their credit card in April, up from 43% in March, yet another sign of the economic and financial impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on individuals in the United States.
ORION CAPITAL SERVICES HELPING TO FEED LOCAL COMMUNITIES DURING PANDEMIC
- Orion Capital Solutions, a nationally licensed collection agency located in New York, is helping to feed nearby communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Orion team volunteered at Feedmore WNY to pack emergency food and assemble lunches for delivery to neighbors in need.
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