Jonathan Hoffmann

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Compelling Arbitration of TCPA Claims Alive and Well

Two recent opinions show that litigants should always determine whether compelling arbitration is viable tactic in fighting claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). ...more

5/20/2019 / Arbitration , Auto-Dialed Calls , Motion to Compel , TCPA , Telecommunications , Text Messages

No Bill of Sale, No Problem: Compelling Arbitration of FDCPA Claims

Last week, in Fuller v. Frontline Asset Strategies, Inc., the Northern District of Illinois compelled arbitration of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims against LVNV Funding, LLC (LVNV), Resurgent Capital...more

4/19/2018 / Arbitration , Debt Collection , Debt Collectors , FDCPA , Motion to Compel

What to Do Now About the New CFPB Rule on Arbitration?

What to do now about the new CFPB rule on arbitration? (1) begin planning now and (2) begin actual preparation after the 60 days runs. Congress has 60 days after publication of the new CFPB rule to take action to stop the...more

7/21/2017 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Class Action Arbitration Waivers , Consumer Contracts , Consumer Financial Products , Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) , Financial Services Industry

Are Existing Agreements Governed by the New CFPB Arbitration Rule?

The Dodd Frank Act expressly provided that any CFPB rule on arbitration would not apply to existing contracts. 12 U.S.C. § 5518(d). Therefore, the CFPB rule released last week will only bar class action waivers for...more

7/18/2017 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Class Action , Class Action Arbitration Waivers , Consumer Contracts , Consumer Financial Products , Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) , Dodd-Frank , Mandatory Arbitration Clauses

CFPB Kills Class Action Waivers in Consumer Contracts and Makes Arbitration Public

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a rule yesterday prohibiting class action waivers in arbitration provisions of certain consumer contracts. The rule—to be codified at 12 C.F.R. § 1040—does far more than...more

7/11/2017 / Arbitration , Class Action , Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

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