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Troutman Pepper Locke

Fourth Circuit Holds Filing a Time-Barred Collections Lawsuit Waives Right to Arbitrate

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After a debt collector filed suit to collect an expired debt, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the debt collector could not later compel arbitration of the debtor’s class action because arbitration...more

Carlton Fields

Court Compels Arbitration Based on Text Message Agreement

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A district court has granted a motion to compel arbitration based on an arbitration clause in an agreement sent via text message and agreed to via a reply text. ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Court: Debtor Cannot Use FDCPA as Enforcement Mechanism for Arbitration Provision

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A debt collector did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when it filed a summary judgment motion in a collection action after the debtor had sought enforcement of a credit card agreement’s arbitration...more

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