JUDGE GRANTS MTD, SAYS ATDS PROVISION UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR CALLS MADE BEFORE JULY SCOTUS RULING
- A District Court judge in Louisiana has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making calls to individuals’ cell phones using an automated telephone dialing system, saying that any such call made before July 6 — when the Supreme Court ruled in Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants — relinquished the court’s subject matter jurisdiction over the claims.
REPORT SPOTLIGHTS RESUMPTION OF COLLECTION LAWSUITS BEING FILED AGAINST CONSUMERS
- A report from ProPublica will start making the rounds this morning, spotlighting the number of lawsuits being filed by debt buyers and debt collectors in the past couple months as the economy and country continue to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.
UTILITY DEBT SKYROCKETING AND MILLIONS FACE SHUTOFFS AS MORATORIUMS END
- The number of individuals who are falling behind on their utility bills is skyrocketing, according to an analysis conducted by the National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association, especially as moratoriums that have been put into place during the coronavirus pandemic are expiring.
READ EXPERT PERSPECTIVES ON TRENDING COMPLIANCE TOPICS
- Click here to read this week’s Compliance Digest. You’ll get insights and opinions from nine different compliance experts — David Kaminski, David Schultz, Mitch Williamson, Loraine Lyons, Aylix Jensen, Michael Klutho, Lauren Burnette, Joann Needleman, and Nicole Strickler — discussing the impact of recent court cases and legislative updates. You’re not going to get that kind of varied perspective anywhere else. The Compliance Digest is sponsored by The Bedard Law Group.
WORTH NOTING: The secret history of the health of former presidents … Americans say they are becoming more careful spenders during the pandemic … You can buy the “Silence of the Lambs” house for less than $300k … An updated list of how states are handling Halloween events … Doctors did not love President Trump’s decision to go for a joy ride yesterday … Americans are driving less than before the pandemic and its permanent … How to lower the price of your health insurance … Signs that someone is all talk.
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