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Illinois Federal District Court Grants Summary Judgment Holding Use of a Local Area Code by a Non-Local Debt Collector Does Not...

In Brown v. MRS BPO, LLC, the Northern District of Illinois, acting on its own motion, granted summary judgment in favor of the defense on claims asserting violations of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA)....more

Georgia Federal Court Holds that Service of a Complaint Triggers the Statute of Limitations for a Subsequent FDCPA Claim

On August 24, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss claims asserted under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), holding that for claims based on...more

New Jersey Federal Court Dismisses FDCPA Claim Based on Alleged Failure to Obtain Proper License for Lack of Standing

In Valentine v. Mullooly, Jeffrey, Rooney & Fylnn LLP the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey found that the plaintiff had not suffered an injury in fact and therefore lacked standing to assert a claim under...more

Ninth Circuit Affirms Award of Attorneys’ Fees in FDCPA Matter

In Hanrahan v. Statewide Collection, Inc., No. 21-16187 (9th Cir. Sep. 1, 2022), the Ninth Circuit affirmed an award of attorneys’ fees in favor of the plaintiff in an action brought under the Fair Debt Collections Practices...more

Court Grants Debt Collector Summary Judgment in FDCPA Claim Based on Collection Letter With Multiple Addresses

In Bacalzo v. Credit Control, LLC, No. 20-16904 (KMW/MJS) (D.N.J. June 7, 2022), the court granted summary judgment in favor of a debt collector who included multiple contact addresses in a debt collection letter....more

Court Denies Motion to Dismiss FDCPA Suit Based on Pleadings Statements of a Previous Lawsuit

In Louis v. Deshmukh, Civil Action No. 21-19902 (D.N.J. July 27, 2022), the District of New Jersey denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action, asserting claims under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA)...more

Court Finds Entity Partnering With Medical Provider Does Not Qualify as a Debt Collector Under the FDCPA

In Palacio v. Med. Fin. Sols., No. 21 CV 1288 (N.D. Ill. June 14, 2022), the court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant, finding that it did not qualify as a “debt collector” under the Fair Debt Collections...more

Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment in FCRA Case Based on Statute of Limitations

In Fowler v. Preferred Collection & Mgmt. Servs., No. 8:21-cv-1038-WFJ-AAS (M.D. Fla. May 16, 2022), the court granted in part and denied in part the defendant’s motion for summary judgement as to claims asserted against it...more

Court Reduces Punitive Damages Award in FCRA Case

In Ramones v. AR Res., Inc., No. 19-62949-CIV-SCOLA/SEITZ (S.D. Fla. Apr. 8, 2022), the court refused to set aside an award of punitive damages based on violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, but it reduced the jury’s...more

Court Denies Cross Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings for FDCPA and TCPA Violations Based on Post Settlement Collection Calls

In Carroll v. Medicredit, Inc., No. 2:20-cv-01728-KJD-EJY (D. Nev. Mar. 18, 2022), the court denied the parties’ cross motions for judgment on the pleadings as to claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) the...more

4/13/2022  /  Debt Collection , Debt Collectors , FDCPA , TCPA

Plaintiff’s Confusion Over Debt Collection Letter Is Not Enough to Create Standing to Assert an FDCPA Claim

In Whitfield v. Contract Callers, Inc., Civil Action No. RDB-21-1540 (D. Md. Dec. 20, 2021), the District of Maryland dismissed claims asserted under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), holding that confusion...more

Court Finds Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Assert FDCPA Claim Based on Disputed Credit Information

In Tolliver v. Nat’l Credit Sys., Inc., No. 20-cv-728-jdp (W.D. Wis. Sep. 22, 2021), the Western District of Wisconsin found that the plaintiff lacked standing to assert his claims for violation of the Fair Debt Collections...more

Tenth Circuit Affirms Rejection of Bona Fide Error Defense in FDCPA Claim Alleging a Single Collection Call After Receipt of a...

In Lupia v. Medicredit, Inc., No. 20-1294 (10th Cir. Aug. 17, 2021), the Tenth Circuit affirmed summary judgement in favor of the plaintiff in a claim under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), finding that the...more

Court Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Defendant Debt Collector in a FDCPA Case Concerning a Disputed Debt

In Burns v. Keybridge Med. Revenue Care, No. 2:20-cv-12732 (E.D. Mich. July 22, 2021), the Eastern District of Michigan granted summary judgment in favor of a debt collector, holding that it did not violate the Fair Debt...more

Court Finds Plaintiff’s Subjective Interpretation of a Debt Collection Letter Insufficient to Confer Standing Under the FDCPA

The Southern District of Florida has added to the growing collection of cases under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) based on a lack of standing....more

District of Nevada Grants Motion to Dismiss Claim Alleging Attempts to Recover Collection Fees Violated the FDCPA

In Ahmed v. Richland Holdings, No. 2:19-CV-1925 JCM (DJA) (D. Nev. Feb. 26, 2021), the District of Nevada dismissed a pair for claims under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), alleging that a debt collector had...more

2020 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review & A Look Ahead

2020 was a transformative year for the consumer financial services world. As we navigate an unprecedented volume of industry regulation, Troutman Pepper is uniquely positioned to help its clients find successful resolutions...more

Seventh Circuit Finds Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Bring FDCPA Based on Collection Letter

In Smith v. GC Servs. Ltd. P’ship, No. 19-3494 (7th Cir. Jan. 21, 2021), the Seventh Circuit affirmed a decision by the Southern District of Indiana finding that the plaintiff had not suffered any concrete injury and...more

District Court Reduces Request for Attorneys’ Fees in FDCPA Suit by More than Half in Response to Litigated Offer of Judgment

In Gould v. Monarch Recovery Mgmt., No. 18-C-1282 (E.D. Wis. Nov. 10, 2020), the Plaintiff’s counsel sought $57,073.37 in attorneys’ fees after accepting an offer of judgment as to claims under the Fair Debt Collections...more

District Court Finds Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Bring FDCPA Suit After He Testified That He had Not Read the Collection Letter at...

In Truckenbrodt v. CBE Grp., Inc., No. 2:19-cv-2870 (ERK) (SMG), (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 21, 2020) the court dismissed a suit brought under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (“FDCPA”) after the plaintiff conceded that he had not...more

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