Seventh Circuit rules Disclosure of Personal Information to Vendor is not an Injury
CFPB Advisory Opinion on Time-barred Debt Collection - The Consumer Finance Podcast
CFPB's Policy Statement on Abusiveness (Part 2) - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Recent Trends in Article III Standing - The Consumer Finance Podcast
2022 Year in Review and Look Ahead Crossover With FCRA Focus - The Consumer Finance Podcast
2022 Year in Review and Look Ahead Crossover With The Consumer Finance Podcast - FCRA Focus
Connecticut Collections: How to get paid if you are owed money? Part 1: Pre and Post-Judgement Collection Specifics
Can My Creditors Put me In Jail?
20 Things a Debt Collector Can't Do
5 Reasons Consumers Should File an FDCPA Lawsuit
The TCPA: Basics, Targeted Industries, and Trends
Bill on Bankruptcy: Detroit Shows Need for Amending Bankruptcy Law
The Litigation Byte is the new name and format for McGlinchey’s Commercial Law Bulletin. Our new format reflects McGlinchey’s national coverage and our expanded footprint while still serving up the digestible, insightful...more
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the third quarter of 2023. In this edition, a mistake is just a mistake, “99.99%” isn’t 100% clear, and faxes aren’t always...more
On May 26, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion reversing the Southern District of Florida’s denial of the appellant’s motion to compel arbitration, therein finding that the district court erred in failing to apply...more
Financial Services Update - TCPA / Existence of Arbitration Agreement / Browsewrap Agreement: Consumer was not bound to arbitration provision and class action waiver in browsewrap agreement where there was no evidence of...more
In Mason v. Midland Funding, plaintiffs Mason and Burnett brought an action against a debt collector and its subsidiaries claiming that they violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by allegedly filing lawsuits to...more
Financial Services Update - • TCPA: plaintiff's putative TCPA class action arose from post-agreement conduct that did not fall within scope of contract's arbitration agreement - Getz v. DirecTV, LLC, 359 F. Supp. 3d 1222...more
Welcome to the 2017 Year-End Report from our financial services industry team. We are pleased to share our analysis of some of the key developments in the financial services industry in 2017 and our expectations for 2018. ...more
The Plaintiff, Hilton, a computer purchaser, entered into a repayment agreement with Dell Financial Services, LLC, which later sold the debt to Midland Funding, to purchase a Dell computer on credit. The underlying issue in...more
In Zambrana v. Pressler & Pessler LLP, the Southern District Court of New York stayed a putative class action against various creditors for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), referring the...more
Last week, the Eleventh Circuit refused to compel arbitration because the defendant financial institution failed to prove that its online deposit agreement actually included an arbitration clause. This decision reflects the...more
A debt collector did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when it filed a summary judgment motion in a collection action after the debtor had sought enforcement of a credit card agreement’s arbitration...more
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more
In This Issue: - RECENT CASES ..Preemption ..CFPB Involvement in Litigation ..CFTC Regulation of Retail Commodity Transactions ..Durbin Amendment ..Appraiser Disclosure Requirements Under...more
In This Issue: - Recent Cases ..CFTC Jurisdiction Under the Commodity Exchange Act ..Dodd-Frank Amendment to the TILA ..Preemption ..Say-On-Pay Voting ..Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements ...more