Suit Accuses Collection Law Firm of Garnishing Wages Without Permission
- A collection law firm is facing a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit for allegedly garnishing the plaintiff’s wages without a court order to do so and then continuing to garnish the plaintiff’s wages after making assurances that it would stop. The firm did eventually return most of the funds that were garnished after it had made the assurances that it would stop, but has not attempted to contact the plaintiff to rectify the situation.
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Appeals Court Affirms Ruling for Defendant, But Says Plaintiff Could Have Had Standing
- The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s ruling in favor of a defendant that was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, agreeing with the lower court that the plaintiff lacked standing because she declined to provide additional information to justify how the defendant’s actions interrupted the plaintiff’s loss of income as a result of being self-employed. Although, the Appeals Court did provide an example as to how the plaintiff could have shown a loss of income, perhaps providing a blueprint for other self-employed individuals to do so in the future.
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New AI Agent Startup Promises Tech With Empathy
- The former co-CEO of Salesforce who also happens to be the chairman of the company behind ChatGPT has launched a new startup that has raised $110 million to build customer service agents powered by conversational artificial intelligence that will be able to display genuine empathy and show care.
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Consumers Prioritizing Savings Over Debt for Tax Refunds: Survey
- In what could be bad news for companies across the accounts receivable management industry, a significant number of fewer consumers are choosing to use their income tax refunds to pay down their debts, instead opting to boost their savings, according to the results of a survey conducted by Bankrate.
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