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Consumer Protection Laws Statutory Interpretation Standing

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Eighth Circuit vacates FDCPA judgement, finding statutorily-required letter does not confer standing

On August 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit reversed a lower court’s ruling that awarded damages and attorneys’ fees to a consumer who received a debt collection letter after requesting no further contact. The...more

Troutman Amin LLP

PLAUSIBLE: Court Holds Allegations of “Identical” Voicemails Sufficient Allegation of Prerecorded Call Usage

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The TCPA’s ban on “prerecorded or artificial” voice calls has often been applied to prerecorded or artificially-generated voicemails. Remains unclear to me whether that is the proper application of the statute– the TCPA...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

No Harm, No Foul: Statutory Violations and Consumer Harm

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"No harm, no foul" is a common saying. As it turns out, that saying is sometimes true in law. An important prerequisite for a lawsuit in federal court is that the plaintiff have standing to sue....more

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California appellate court rules statutory damages don’t require proof of injury under state law

On February 13, in a decision from the California Court of Appeal, the court examined whether a consumer must establish actual damages to pursue statutory damages under California’s Fair Debt Buying Practices Act (FDBPA). The...more

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