SOL DISCLOSURES SOURCE OF ISSUE IN FDCPA COMPLAINT
- Letting a consumer know about the statute of limitations can be a difficult needle to thread. There are often disclosures under state law that need to be made while collectors also look to caselaw and enforcement actions to see what judges and regulators have deemed to be sufficient and appropriate ways to let consumers know if the statute of limitations has expired or under what circumstances it could be restarted. A plaintiff has accused a collector of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the statute of limitations disclosure in a letter is subject to at least five different interpretations, according to the complaint.
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JUDGE DENIES MTD IN TCPA CLASS ACTION EVEN THOUGH PLAINTIFF PRESSED ‘2’
- A District Court judge in Missouri has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action that alleged a debt collector used a prerecorded robotic message instructing the plaintiff to “press 2 if you are not this person.” The plaintiff pressed 2, the call ended, and the plaintiff filed this class action.
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APPEALS COURT VACATES PART OF SUMMARY JUDGMENT RULING IN FDCPA CASE
- The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has vacated a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a collector that was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, ruling the District Court judge made a mistake and should have considered a summary judgment motion filed by the plaintiff as a partial summary judgment motion and did not give the plaintiff a chance to be heard on additional claims that were made in the complaint.
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MEDICAL BILLING PLATFORM RAISES $22M
- A platform that aims to help healthcare providers recover more of their accounts receivable on their own — without needing to place the accounts with collection agencies — has raised $22 million in a Series B fundraising, with the plan to accelerate its growth.
- More details here.
LTD FINANCIAL SERVICES PARTNERS WITH SKIT.AI
- Skit.ai, the leading Conversational Voice AI solution provider in the ARM industry, announced its strategic partnership with LTD Financial Services L.P. (LTD), a Texas-based collection agency with a 30-year history in the industry.
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