Collector Facing FDCPA Suit for Overshadowing Validation Period, Mischaracterizing Dispute as ID Theft Claim
- Timing can mean everything when it comes to collecting debts. A collector is facing a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit because it allegedly started furnishing information about a debt to the credit reporting agencies a day before the validation period ended and also by sending a letter on the day the validation period was set to expire. It’s also being accused of mischaracterizing a dispute and request for verification of the debt as a claim of identity theft.
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Judge Grants Motion to Remand Case After Plaintiff Fails to Appear for Deposition
- A District Court judge in Wisconsin has granted a plaintiff’s motion to remand a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case back to state court where it was originally filed, while also declining to rule on a defendant’s motion for sanctions against the plaintiff and his attorney and another defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.
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Wash. AG Settles With Hospital Over ‘Aggressive’ Collection Efforts, Will Forgive $157M in Medical Debt
- A two-year battle between the Attorney General of Washington and one of the nation’s largest healthcare providers appears to have come to a close, with the provider agreeing to refund $20 million back to individuals who may have been eligible for charity care and forgiving $137 million in medical debts — which will impact nearly 100,000 individuals.
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Bill Introduced in House to Crack Down on AI Robocalls
- The Federal Communications Commission is not the only entity seeking to criminalize the use of artificial intelligence in the area of robocalls. A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would require callers to disclose when artificial intelligence is being used and increases the penalties for using AI to impersonate individuals. The bill is part of larger package of bills that is being spearheaded by Rep. Frank Pallone [D-N.J.].
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