A District Court judge in Alabama has ruled that a debt collector that outsourced the scrubbing of its accounts for bankruptcy filings is not entitled to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act’s bona fide error defense and that the requirement of including the mini-Miranda notice in any communication thus turns …
Read More »Judge Grants MSJ For Defendant in FDCPA Vicarious Liability Case
Vicarious liability became a bit of a hot topic within the context of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases recently following a District Court ruling that held a debt buyer liable for the actions of a debt collector working its accounts, but a District Court judge in Alabama has now …
Read More »Judge Partially Grants MSJ for Defendant in FCRA, FDCPA Suit Over Disputed Rental Debt
A District Court judge in Alabama has denied a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and granted a defendant’s motion on most of the claims it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act after it attempted to collect on an unpaid debt related to an …
Read More »Judge Dismisses FDCPA Suit Over Debt Owed to Air Ambulance Service
A District Court judge in Alabama has dismissed a case in which a plaintiff claimed he was not responsible for an air ambulance bill because he was in a coma and did not agree to pay for the flight, ruling that the statute of limitations to sue the collector attempting …
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