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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
Carlton Fields

Classified Monthly: A Roundup of Class Action Decisions From Federal Appellate Courts - February 2024

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The Roundup is a monthly publication that covers the previous month’s notable class action decisions from federal appellate courts, as well as notable Supreme Court cert petitions related to class actions....more

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Appeals Court Decision Potentially Up-Ends Debt Collection Practices

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The Eleventh Circuit released an Opinion on April 21, 2021, related to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which is a must-read for all in the business of servicing loans or collecting debts. The Eleventh Circuit...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Circuit Court: Use Of Third-Party Mailing Vendors By Debt Collectors And Creditors Violates Federal Law

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In a decision sending shockwaves through the debt-collection and mailing industries, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled last week that a debt collection company violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices...more

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Article III Standing in FDCPA Class Actions: The Seventh Circuit Issues a Series of Decisions

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On Monday and Tuesday of this week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a series of decisions addressing the Article III standing of consumer plaintiffs alleging violations of the Fair Debt...more

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Assign Of Things To Come?

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In Pounds, et al. v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, the North Carolina Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion that may have a significant impact on collections law and arbitrability. Defendant is an entity that...more

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