New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill 7780 on Feb. 25, 2022. The new law makes significant updates to Senate Bill 1780C, the prior RON bill. ...more
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill 1780C on Dec. 22, 2021, which allows the state's notaries to conduct remote online notarizations (RON). The law is slated to be effective on June 20, 2022. New York joins more...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued its initial opinion on Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc., No. 8:19-cv-00983-TPB-TGW on April 21, 2021. As previously discussed in a...more
12/9/2021
/ Appeals ,
Data-Sharing ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
En Banc Review ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Standing ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
TransUnion
In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit may have upended the long-standing and rather routine business practice of financial services companies using third-party vendors to manage,...more
Every state requires a lawsuit to be filed within a given time — i.e., before the statute of limitations expires. In New York, a breach of contract action must be filed within six years of the alleged "breach." For example,...more