In one of the first cases to reference a series of rulings from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on the issue of plaintiffs’ standing to sue, a District Court judge in Illinois has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case because the “stress, …
Read More »Seventh Circuit Issues Another Ruling on Standing, Affirming Lower Court Dismissal
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals continued its assault on standing in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases yesterday, affirming a District Court ruling that a plaintiff lacked standing to sue a debt collector because she did not try to show an intent to dispute a debt while suing because …
Read More »Compliance Digest – January 4
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Read More »Seventh Circuit Reverses Ruling in Letter Case Over Lack of Standing
The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit continued its attack on standing in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases yesterday, vacating the denial of a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration because the court lacked jurisdiction after it ruled that the plaintiff failed to allege she suffered an injury after …
Read More »Appeals Court Overturns its Own Precedent in Tossing Out $5 Million Fine in FTC Case
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a ruling from a lower court that fined the owner of a credit monitoring service $5 million for engaging in deceptive acts after it was sued by the Federal Trade Commission, in what is considered to be a stunning rebuke of a …
Read More »Compliance Digest – August 26
Every week, AccountsRecovery.net brings you the most important news in the industry. But, with compliance-related articles, context is king. That’s why the brightest and most knowledgable compliance experts are sought to offer their perspectives and insights into the most important news of the day. Read on to hear what the …
Read More »Appeals Court Upholds Lower Court’s Ruling in Dismissal of Collection Agency Employee
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 …
Read More »Compliance Digest – August 19
Every week, AccountsRecovery.net brings you the most important news in the industry. But, with compliance-related articles, context is king. That’s why the brightest and most knowledgable compliance experts are sought to offer their perspectives and insights into the most important news of the day. Read on to hear what the …
Read More »Appeals Court Upholds MSJ For Defense After Plaintiff Could Not Prove Debts Were Consumer-Related
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 …
Read More »Appeals Court Rules Emailed Validation Notice Not a ‘Communication’ Under FDCPA
The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has issued its long-awaited ruling in Lavallee v. Med-1 Solutions, affirming a lower court’s ruling that sending validation notices via email does not meet the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act’s definition of “communication.” A copy of the ruling can be accessed by …
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