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A U.S. District Court in the Western District of Oklahoma recently dismissed a lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) for lack of Article III standing, finding the plaintiff did not actually dispute the...more
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
A U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri recently granted a defendant’s summary judgment motion in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case, holding that the plaintiff lacked standing because she did...more
In March, a district court in the Eastern District of California followed other courts holding that an undated, model form debt validation notice does not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Specifically,...more
On September 15, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied the defendant’s summary judgment motion holding instead that a bank levy against the plaintiff served as a basis for standing to assert a claim...more
On October 28, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit vacated its April 21, 2021 opinion (Hunstein I) that had sent shockwaves through the debt collection industry and substituted a new Opinion (Hunstein II) in its place...more
In a recent concurring opinion, Judge Rowan D. Wilson sifts through and attempts to clear up some confusion in New York case law surrounding the doctrine of standing in foreclosure actions. ...more
Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), debt collectors are prohibited from using “false, deceptive, or misleading representation[s]” in connection with collecting debts. If a debt collector violates the FDCPA,...more
As we all know, on June 9 of this year, the Supreme Court issued its long awaited decision in Executive Benefits Ins. Agency vs. Arkison, 134 S. Ct. 2165, 189 L. Ed. 2d 83 (2014), which we had hoped would resolve the open...more