JUDGE GRANTS MSJ FOR PLAINTIFF IN FDCPA CASE OVER BFE DEFENSE
- A District Court judge in Indiana has adopted a Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation that grants summary judgment in favor of a plaintiff who sued a collection agency for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for sending a letter to the plaintiff after she had communicated that she was refusing to repay the debt. The judge rejected the defendant’s argument that it was entitled to the FDCPA’s Bona Fide Error defense.
JUDGE DENIES STAY IN TCPA ATDS CASE
- A District Court judge in Washington has denied a defendant’s request to stay its Telephone Consumer Protection Act case until the Supreme Court rules in Facebook v. Duguid, ruling that it is more “desirable” to try and proceed with discovery than it would be to wait.
RCM COMPANY VICTIM OF RANSOMWARE ATTACK: REPORT
- R1 RCM, one of the nation’s largest revenue cycle management companies, has acknowledged it has taken down part of its systems in response to a ransomware attack, which began more than a week ago, according to a published report.
INDUSTRY VETERAN LORAINE LYONS JOINS MALONE FROST MARTIN
- Malone Frost Martin PLLC, a leading industry defense and compliance law firm, is very pleased to announce that industry veteran Loraine Lyons has joined the team as a Partner in the Compliance and virtual General Counsel services division.
READ EXPERT PERSPECTIVES ON TRENDING COMPLIANCE TOPICS
- Click here to read this week’s Compliance Digest. You’ll get insights and opinions from 11 different compliance experts — Ethan Ostroff, Kelly Knepper-Stephens, Brit Suttell, Dennis Barton, Michael Klutho, Rick Perr, June Coleman, Brent Yarborough, Lauren Burnette, David Schultz, and Xerxes Martin — discussing the impact of recent court cases and legislative updates. You’re not going to get that kind of varied perspective anywhere else. The Compliance Digest is sponsored by The Bedard Law Group.
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