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Florida Supreme Court Rules Injured Worker Can Sue Under State Collection Law

Account Recovery

The Florida Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling holding that an individual subjected to debt collection activities for an injury covered by workers’ compensation can sue under the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act instead of the state’s Department of Financial Services holding jurisdiction.

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Daily Digest – May 31. Fla. Supreme Court Rules in Workers’ Comp Case; Calif. AG Backs DAs in Fight Over Illegal Collection Practices

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AG Backs DAs in Fight Over Illegal Collection Practices appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net. Supreme Court Rules in Workers’ Comp Case; Calif.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On July 1, the Connecticut Department of Banking issued an “Order Establishing Requirements for Conducting Business from a Remote Office Location,” allowing individuals working for consumer collection agencies, debt adjusters, debt negotiators, mortgage brokers, mortgage services, sales finance companies, small loan companies, and student loan servicers (..)

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Connecticut Regulator Revokes License, Fines Agency $100k

Account Recovery

The Connecticut Department of Banking has revoked the consumer collection agency license and imposed a fine of $100,000 on a collection agency for failing to provide information requested during an examination, which rendered the state unable to determine the financial responsibility and general fitness of the operation that it could operate soundly (..)

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Recent Trends and Common Allegations in FCCPA Litigation

Jimerson Firm

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) is a pro-consumer statute. Unlike the FDCPA, which only applies to debt collectors, the FCCPA applies to all persons or businesses collecting consumer debts.

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Does Emailing a Debtor Between 9pm and 8am Violate the FCCPA?

Jimerson Firm

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) is a pro-consumer statute. 17) relating to emails for collecting debt. As such, businesses need to be aware of the statute and the risk and liability of the statute. 17) or whether courts broadly interpret the statute to include emails.

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What Are “Statutory Damages” Under the FCCPA and the FDCPA?

Jimerson Firm

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) are two pro-consumer statutes. Oftentimes, consumer lawyers bring claims for technical violations of the statutes, even when there are not any actual damages suffered by a consumer. Hamilton, Esq.