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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.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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

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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

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

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

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

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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

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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

Troutman Pepper

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

Ballard Spahr LLP

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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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

Ballard Spahr LLP

Third Circuit: FDCPA Class Plaintiff who Received QR-Coded Envelope from Debt Collector had Standing Under Spokeo

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In a precedential opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit concluded that a plaintiff in a class action complaint had Article III standing and was properly awarded summary judgment when a debt collector sent...more

Locke Lord LLP

Debt Collectors Lose Another Northern District of Illinois FDCPA Class Action

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On March 14, 2018, Judge Jorge Alonso of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a lengthy opinion in McMahon v. LVNV Funding, LLC, 12 C 1410, 2018 WL 1316736, granting summary judgment...more

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Northern District of Illinois Strikes TCPA Class Allegations

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Earlier this month, the Northern District of Illinois struck the class allegations in Cholly v. Uptain Group, Inc., a single-count TCPA case filed against a medical services provider and a debt collector based on allegedly...more

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Dodd-Frank News: November 2015: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more

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