Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FDCPA Suit for Lack of Standing, Again
- In a case that was defended by David Schultz at Hinshaw Culbertson, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Friday affirmed the dismissal of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit on the grounds the plaintiff lacked standing to sue — again — even though the plaintiff hired an attorney and paid an appearance fee, but a familiar voice also issued a dissenting opinion that the Court has strayed too far in how it interprets whether a plaintiff has suffered a concrete injury in FDCPA case.
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ACA, Industry Trade Groups Submit Comment on FCC Call Blocking Rulemaking
- At the start of a week where I’ll be hosting a webinar on what to do when your calls are tagged as spam or scams, it’s timely to write about a comment that was filed by ACA International — along with a number of other industry trade groups — in response to a proposed rulemaking by the Federal Communications Commission that would give voice-service providers more power to automatically block calls they deem to be illegal robocalls.
- More details here.
Judge Rules in Favor of Plaintiff in FCRA Case Over Reasonable Investigation
- A District Court judge in Arizona has given partial wins to both sides in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act case involving the use of an automated telephone dialing system, whether the volume of calls placed invaded the plaintiff’s privacy, and whether the investigation that the defendant conducted after a debt was disputed was reasonable. The defendant must face claims that the volume of calls it placed was excessive and that it did not conduct a reasonable investigation.
- More details here.
Compliance Digest – August 14
- Every day, there are new court rulings, and each of those rulings include something, whether it be just a cautionary tale or whether it means you have to change how you operated. And every week, leading attorneys from the industry tell you exactly what you need to know about those rulings. Check out this week’s Compliance Digest, featuring comments from Caren Enloe, Virginia Bell Flynn, Rick Perr, Chris Morris, Brit Suttell, Jacquelyn DiCicco, Ari Derman, Chad Echols, and Loraine Lyons.
- More details here.
- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
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