Collections Debtor Financial services Garnishment 
Troutman Sanders
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
One revision now requires hospitals to complete a screening process to determine whether a particular patient is eligible for charity care before taking certain action, such as enrolling the patient in a payment plan or referring the account to in-house or third-party collections, on the patient’s account. For more information, click here.
Collection Industry News
MARCH 17, 2024
On Tuesday, January 9, New York Governor Kathy Hochul delivered the 2024 State of the State address, discussing certain changes that will affect debt collection within the state. Hochul made it clear that the state will assist consumers in New York by adding greater consumer protections—a plan that will affect creditors and debtors alike.
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FFGN COLLECT NY
JANUARY 10, 2024
On Tuesday, January 9, New York Governor Kathy Hochul delivered the 2024 State of the State address, discussing certain changes that will affect debt collection within the state. Hochul made it clear that the state will assist consumers in New York by adding greater consumer protections—a plan that will affect creditors and debtors alike.
Jimerson Firm
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Judgment creditors are often faced with the question of how to collect an out-of-state judgment (also commonly referred to as a foreign judgment) in Florida. Once the foreign judgment is domesticated, the judgment creditor may pursue post-judgment collections efforts in Florida. 55.501, Fla. 55.505, Fla. 55.505(2), Fla. 55.509, Fla.
Troutman Sanders
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Among those directives, the service of a garnishment summons, wage deduction summons, or a citation to discover assets on a consumer debtor or consumer garnishee are suspended through December 12. Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020-71, which reinstituted 30 previous executive orders. For more information, click here.
Troutman Sanders
MARCH 29, 2021
On March 23, Representatives Steve Cohen, Suzanne Bonamici, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act that would prohibit debt collectors from collecting or attempting to collect debt from consumers after a statute of limitation expires. For more information, click here.
Consumer Financial Services Law
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Courts have long debated the extent to which a debt collection attorney’s representations to opposing counsel or the court during the course of litigation may violate the FDCPA and the results from different circuits have varied greatly. The case arose from the law firm’s post judgment efforts to garnish wages. See, e.g., Hemmingsen v.
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