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Fox Rothschild LLP

Court Vacates CFPB Medical Debt Rule: Key Takeaways for Providers

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Earlier this month, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas approved a consent judgment vacating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Medical Debt Rule. The decision holds that the CFPB...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

Lien on Me – How an Attorney Can Help Secure Your Debt

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Too often creditors are faced with accounts that are seemingly uncollectable. If the debtor had money on hand to pay, presumably they would not have incurred the debt at all, right? Especially in the realm of medical debt,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Holding Water: Thames Water Restructuring Plan Sanctioned

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The English court has sanctioned the group’s interim financing plan, but the opposing creditor group’s appeal will be heard on an expedited basis. The last 12 months have been turbulent for Thames Water. Following the...more

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The 5th Circuit Calls Into Question Uptier Exchanges and the Doctrine of Equitable Mootness

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On December 31, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) exited 2024 by issuing a pivotal decision in a bankruptcy case that addresses recently utilized refinancing schemes and appears to...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Third Circuit Holds “Confusion, Without More” Is Not Enough to Confer Standing Under the FDCPA

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has recently underscored the fact that a plaintiff does not automatically gain Article III standing under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) simply because they are...more

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Florida Bankruptcy Court Sanctions Debt Buyer for Seeking to Collect Debt that Consumer Failed to Schedule in Bankruptcy Case

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The debt purchaser in In re McIntosh argued that because it was enforcing a debt that was not listed correctly on the debtor’s bankruptcy schedules, it was entitled to assume the debt had not been discharged. The U.S....more

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CFPB Amicus Brief Supports FDCPA Claim for Unknowing Stay Violation

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On January 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed an amicus curiae brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to reverse a district court’s decision finding that a debt collector lacked the...more

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Illinois Federal District Court Grants Summary Judgment Holding Use of a Local Area Code by a Non-Local Debt Collector Does Not...

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In Brown v. MRS BPO, LLC, the Northern District of Illinois, acting on its own motion, granted summary judgment in favor of the defense on claims asserting violations of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA)....more

International Lawyers Network

Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings in Australia (Updated)

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This guide offers an overview of legal aspects of bankruptcy, insolvency, and rehabilitation in the requisite jurisdictions. It is meant as an introduction to these marketplaces and does not offer specific legal advice....more

International Lawyers Network

Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings in Australia (Updated)

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This guide offers an overview of legal aspects of bankruptcy, insolvency, and rehabilitation in the requisite jurisdictions. It is meant as an introduction to these marketplaces and does not offer specific legal advice....more

K&L Gates LLP

The United Arab Emirates Clarifies Previous Uncertainty Regarding Payment Orders

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The Payment Order process is intended to provide an expedited way of obtaining a judgment for payment in straightforward debt cases and helps creditors seek relief in a timely and cost effective manner. Recent changes to...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Six Questions About Involuntary Bankruptcy

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Trying to collect money from someone who cannot or will not pay you is frustrating. That old chestnut about throwing good money after bad comes to mind. Placing an individual or firm (your “debtor”) into bankruptcy is a...more

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Delaware Court Limits Debt Purchasers Credit Bid To The Purchase Price

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Recently, a chink to the armor of distressed debt purchasers resonated throughout the secondary market with the decision of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court in In re Fisker Automotive Holdings, in which the bankruptcy court...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Is Everybody A Debt Collector? CFPB Proposes New Rules That Could Subject Creditors That Collect On Their Own Debts To New Debt...

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering new rules to govern debt collection practices that could radically change the debt collection regulatory landscape and for the first time include creditors that are...more

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Arbitration Clause Of A Loan Agreement Containing A Class Action Waiver Was Not Void As Being In Violation Of Public Policy

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In Baldwin v. Regions Financial Corp., 98 So. 3d 1201 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012), the District Court of Appeal of the Third District of Florida held that an arbitration clause of a loan agreement, containing a class action waiver,...more

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