Appeals Court Affirms Ruling in TCPA Class Action Over Definition of ATDS
- The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case, ruling that in order to meet the definition of an automated telephone dialing system, the technology must include the capacity to randomly or sequentially generate telephone numbers to be dialed.
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Majority of Cancer Patients Carrying Medical Debt, Even with Health Insurance
- The prevalence of medical debt among cancer patients and survivors remains a significant issue even for those with insurance, according to a recent survey by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) reveals.
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Artificially Inflated Credit Scores Leave Borrowers Unable to Pay Debts: Report
- One of the arguments being made against removing medical debt from consumers’ credit scores is that it will artificially inflate those scores and make it easier for consumers to get access to credit that they might not necessarily be able to repay. There is already evidence of the impact that this dynamic can have and we are seeing it right now, according to a published report. The COVID-19 pandemic also caused consumers’ credit scores to rise and many of those consumers started borrowing more money and are now having trouble repaying it.
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Compliance Digest – May 13
- Seven different legal and compliance experts — Leslie Bender, Xerxes Martin, Mitch Williamson, Chelsey Pankratz, Bill Marohn, Brendan Little, and Chuck Dodge — weigh in on the matters of the day, to make sure you understand everything that is going on and can make informed and educated decisions.
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- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
WORTH NOTING: The origin story of Steve from “Blue’s Clues” is even more wholesome than you think … How to keep those Mother’s Day flowers alive for a little longer … The secret to setting yourself up for success in retirement … The “motherhood penalty” is real and all too common … The winners and losers of the NBA draft lottery … Consumers don’t have a lot of optimism about the economy right now … I feel as though when you are 106, there are a lot of opportunities for world records … The number one skill you need to stay relevant in the age of AI.
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Music Monday, part II
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