Compliance

A District Court judge in Illinois has granted a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings after it was sued for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by calling an individual on his cell phone without obtaining consent because the plaintiff failed to state in his complaint that the …

The Texas State legislature has passed a pair of bills that aim to bring an end to individuals receiving surprise medical bills when receiving care from facilities or doctors who are not part of the individuals’ insurance network, while also preventing those bills from being reported on the individual’s credit …

A District Court judge in Alabama has partially dismissed a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and partially granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the third-party disclosure provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act during a conversation with the plaintiff’s mother. A copy …

Following up on a report last week, a bill has been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-Nev.] that would criminalize robocalls, with the intention of putting perpetrators behind bars. Senate Bill 1826, the “Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls Act of 2019” or DO NOT …

Maybe the tide of lawsuits related to the dispute notification in validation notices in the Third Circuit is finally turning in favor of the credit and collection industry. A District Court judge in New Jersey has dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed against a collection agency for allegedly violating the Fair …

An organization that was collecting and servicing student loans for a bankrupt for-profit university will forgive $168 million in loans and ask credit bureaus to delete tradelines relative to the debts under a settlement that has been reached with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Student CU Connect CUSO, LLC was …

Yet another Senator is planning on introducing yet another bill aimed at eliminating robocalls, according to a published report. This time, it’s Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-Nev.], who plans to introduce legislation that would criminalize robocalls. Sen. Cortez Masto is joined by Sen. Charles Schumer [D-N.Y.], Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-Minn.], …

A second Appeals Court has ruled that an exemption granting collectors the use of automated telephone dialing system when collecting debts owed to or guaranteed by the federal government is unconstitutional, and reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit. A copy of the ruling in Duguid v. Facebook, Inc., …

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A District Court judge in Texas has granted summary judgment in favor of a defendant that was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by sending two collection letters — four months apart — that each contained a notice and a 30-day window in which the debt could …