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Class Action Debt Collectors Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

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.
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District court dismisses FDCPA class action for lack of standing (UPDATE)

Recently, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted defendant debt collectors’ motion to dismiss a FDCPA class action without prejudice. In 2016, the defendants obtained the plaintiff’s credit card debt...more

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NJ District Court Underscores Limits of “Safe Harbor” Protection Under Regulation F

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On May 7, 2024, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey issued a decision holding that the use by a debt collector of the Model Form validation notice under Regulation F does not guarantee compliance...more

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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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Third Circuit: Consumer Does Not Have Standing to Raise FDCPA Challenge to Debt Collection Agency’s Disclosure of Private...

In Barclift v. Keystone Credit Services, LLC, the Philadelphia-based United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit determined that a Consumer did not have standing to sue under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...more

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District Court dismisses FDCPA class action for lack of standing

Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed a class action lawsuit alleging that a debt collector’s (defendant) collection notice violated the FDCPA by including two different balances...more

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CFPB: Ignorance is No Excuse in FDCPA False, Deceptive, Misleading Violations

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On January 2, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed an amicus brief in the case of Carrasquillo v. CICA Collection Agency, Inc. where it argued that knowledge (i.e. “scienter”) of a violation of the Fair...more

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District Court grants defendant’s motion to dismiss in a class action under FDCPA.

On November 27, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a class action case brought under the FDCPA. The court agreed with the defendant that the plaintiffs did not...more

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District Court grants motion to approve settlement under federal and CA FDCPA

On November 16, the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California granted the parties’ motion for preliminary approval of a proposed class action settlement and provisional class certification. The plaintiffs...more

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Judge Dismisses FDCPA Case Alleging Violations Based on Undated Model Validation Notice

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On November 20, a judge for the Southern District of New York granted a motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) class-action holding that a simple lack of a date on a model validation notice did not...more

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Citing Recent Precedent, Third Circuit Finds Plaintiff Lacks Standing Based on Informational Injury Doctrine in FDCPA Class Action

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On November 22, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision finding that the plaintiff lacked Article III standing in a putative class action brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)....more

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Seventh Circuit rules $3.95 in postage spent by plaintiff to respond to second validation notice sufficient to establish FDCPA...

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that a plaintiff in a putative class action had standing to assert FDCPA claims against the purchaser of her debt and the purchaser’s servicer based on the $3.95 she...more

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Illinois State Court Finds Debt Collector’s Communication to Letter Vendor Was Not Made in Connection With the Collection of a...

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On March 15, Judge Eve M. Reilly of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, dismissed a class action complaint based solely on the allegation that a collection letter was sent by a third-party letter vendor....more

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When is a Class Action Superior? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - March 31, 2023

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Substantial Compliance with Contract- American Bus. Investments, LLC v. Shaeena & Allos, LLC, 6th Dist. Lucas, 2023-Ohio-739. In this appeal, the Sixth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant...more

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No More Confusion: New York Federal Court Finds Communications Between Attorneys Are Not Actionable Under the FDCPA

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After lengthy discovery and litigation, a U.S. district court judge in the Western District of New York ended a class action lawsuit by holding that communications between attorneys are not actionable under the Fair Debt...more

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District Court Declines to Extend Debt Collector’s Reading of TransUnion v. Ramirez Standing Requirements

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On April 27, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania certified a class comprised of individuals alleging the Defendants violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).  Plaintiffs...more

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Convenience Fees: Not So Convenient for the Collectors

Why Maryland Collectors of Consumer Debts Need to Be Concerned About Convenience Fees - A recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision may have sweeping implications across the consumer debt collection industry in...more

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3rd Circuit Ruling On Bar Codes Has Implications For Debt Collectors

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A recent decision in the 3rd Circuit should prompt debt collectors to review their inclusion of viewable bar codes, QR codes or other technologies when sending debt collection letters. In the wake of Hunstein v....more

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Eleventh Circuit FDCPA Decision Could Dramatically Affect Mortgage Servicers' Operations

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently upheld a lower court’s decision in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc., 994 F.3d 1341 (11th. Cir. 2021). They affirmed that a debt...more

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District Court Judge Expresses “Judicial Displeasure” with Language in Validation Notice, Finds Plausible Claim for § 1692g(a)(2)...

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey recently expressed “judicial displeasure” with the language in a collection letter when it granted in part and denied in part a debt collector’s motion to dismiss a...more

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Third Circuit rejects debtor’s claim that collection letter stating she could call law firm “to eliminate further collection...

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has rejected a debtor’s claims that a collection letter she received from a law firm violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the letter stated “[i]f you wish to...more

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Ambiguity in Debt Collection Letters: The United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina Denies Motion to...

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In Golden v. Benjamin, Judge Schroeder, of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, denied Higgins Benjamin, PLCC’s (“Higgins”) motion to dismiss a class action claim brought by Mark and...more

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Dunning Letter Contents Viewable through Envelope Window Are Subject to FDCPA, Holds Sixth Circuit

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In a new decision slated for publication, the Sixth Circuit weighed in on an issue under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA): whether a “benign language” exception exists to a flat prohibition of substantive...more

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District Court Dismisses FDCPA Claim Regarding Disputed Debt, Leaves Open FCRA Claim Involving Use of the CFPB Portal to Submit a...

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The Eastern District of New York recently decided a motion to dismiss, denying Defendant’s motion as to Plaintiff’s claims under the FCRA and dismissing Plaintiff’s claims under the FDCPA....more

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Judge Dismisses FDCPA Class Action Brought Over $0 Balance Line Item

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Plaintiffs John Slomanski and Margaret Brusewitz brought an FDCPA class action, Slomanski and Brusewitz v. Alliance Collection Agencies, in the Eastern District of Wisconsin alleging that debt collection letters sent to them...more

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Consumer Law Hinsights – April 2020

Welcome to Consumer Law Hinsights?a monthly compilation of nationwide consumer protection cases of interest to financial services and accounts receivable management companies. This edition highlights our interactive COVID-19...more

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