Compliance

[EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated below with comments from Jeff Freedman, the co-CEO of MRS] Less than two months after hearing arguments on the case, a panel of judges from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday unanimously affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of a plaintiff who sued a collection …

A District Court judge in Missouri has granted summary judgment in favor of a defendant that was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it charged a processing fee for payments made via a debit or credit card and because the account was originally opened in …

A District Court judge in Illinois has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it said it “will not” sue an individual for a time-barred debt instead of saying it “can not” do so. A copy of …

A District Court judge in Pennsylvania has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by including language in a collection letter that allegedly misled a plaintiff into thinking that a dispute could be made orally. A copy of the …

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant that was accused of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by allegedly providing inaccurate information on the plaintiff’s credit reports. A copy of the ruling in the case of Angino v. …

The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has upheld a lower court’s decision that a collection agency was justified for firing an employee who stole personnel documents after the employee claimed she was not being paid as much as her male co-workers. A copy of the ruling in the …

The Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission are having a tough time figuring out who should be the primary regulator going after individuals and organizations that are making illegal robocalls, according to a published report [Registration required]. Both sides appear to think the other has jurisdiction, according to the …

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This is one of those cases that make me, a non-lawyer, dizzy. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant that was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the plaintiff could not prove the debt …

A District Court judge in California has granted summary judgment in favor of a defendant that was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it allegedly did not mark an account as disputed, instead choosing the believe the policies and procedures put in place by the defendant …