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Illinois Federal Court Dismisses FDCPA Letter Case for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction

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In Kirkman v. Blitt and Gaines, P.C., the plaintiff sued the defendant in the Northern District of Illinois alleging violations of the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) for sending her a letter by regular mail...more

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Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Tests for Article III Standing, Changes Course on FDCPA and Mailing Vendors

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On September 8, 2022, in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc. , No. 19-14434, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an en banc decision which departs significantly from the panel decision on...more

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Eleventh Circuit Keeps Troublesome FDCPA Ruling Despite Rehearing, Dissent

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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has issued its ruling on the motion for rehearing in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc., Case No. 19-14434 but most of the troublesome aspects of the Court’s...more

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Sixth Circuit Dismisses FDCPA Voicemail Case For Lack of Standing

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In line with the recent trend of courts giving increased scrutiny to standing in consumer finance cases, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal this week under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”)...more

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Financial Services & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 1, 2019

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Financial Services Update - FDCPA: no liability for a debt collector that provides the name of the hospital, the account number, patient name, date of service, and amount of debt, but who fails to include the word "creditor"...more

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California Federal Court Dismisses TCPA Claims for Lack of Article III Standing

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A plaintiff did not have Article III standing to assert claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) for alleged autodialed calls made to her without her consent, a California federal district court recently...more

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District Court Holds Professional Plaintiff Lacks Article III Standing to Bring TCPA Action Under Supreme Court’s Spokeo, Inc. v....

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Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (U.S. May 16, 2016), it is clear that “Article III standing requires a concrete injury even in the context of a statutory violation,” such that a...more

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