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A U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri recently dismissed a lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), finding that two letters sent to the plaintiffs’ attorney did not constitute...more
The Third Circuit Court of Appeal recently weighed in on the burgeoning number of cases alleging that debt collector use of mailing vendors requires communication with a third party about consumer debt that violates the Fair...more
On November 20, a judge for the Southern District of New York granted a motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) class-action holding that a simple lack of a date on a model validation notice did not...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) brought an action against 18 defendants under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) for engaging in or substantially...more
On September 8, 2022, following an en banc review, the Eleventh Circuit issued its much-awaited new decision in the Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services action, which involves a claimed violation of the...more
In Pierre v. Midland Credit Management, Inc., — F.4th —, 2022 WL 986441 (7th Cir. Apr. 1, 2022), the Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), finding that the...more
In Wadsworth v. Kross, Liberman & Stone, Inc., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s entry of summary judgment for the plaintiff in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case and remanded the...more
In In re FDCPA Mailing Vendor Cases, a New York district court dismissed six FDCPA complaints after plaintiffs in each of the respective cases failed to demonstrate injury-in-fact sufficient for Article III standing in...more
On May 14, 2021, the Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals issued a decision reaffirming the rule from “a slew of cases” that, without injury, a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claim alleging a bare...more
In Giannini v. Fin. Recovery Servs., Judge Ellis of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a case alleging the defendant violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by “fail[ing] to include...more
Consumer Law Hinsights is a monthly compilation of nationwide consumer protection cases of interest to financial services and accounts receivable management companies, brought to you by Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP....more
Colloquially known as the ‘‘Rocket Docket,’’ the Eastern District of Virginia (‘‘EDVA’’) has been the speediest federal court for civil trials since 2008, according to the annual data compiled by the Administrative Office of...more
Welcome to Consumer Law Hinsights?a monthly compilation of nationwide consumer protection cases of interest to financial services and accounts receivable management companies. This edition highlights our interactive COVID-19...more
On February 11, 2020, the United States Circuit Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit issued its opinion in Anderman v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Case No. 19-13734 regarding the applicability of the federal Fair Debt...more
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Preston v. Midland Credit Mgmt., Inc., 2020 WL 290451 (7th Cir. Jan. 21, 2020) has issued a ruling which holds that using the words “TIME SENSITIVE DOCUMENT” on the envelope containing a...more
In Rotkiske v. Klemm, the Supreme Court has the opportunity to do what many plaintiffs’ attorneys have dreamed of for years: effectively expand the FDCPA’s one-year statute of limitations by applying the “discovery rule” to...more
A debt collection agency did not violate § 1692g(b)’s 30-day validation period by sending two letters demanding payment and offering settlement terms during that period, a district court in Illinois has ruled. In Moreno v....more
On March 20, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP, 17-1307, 2019 WL 1264579 (U.S. Mar. 20, 2019), that nonjudicial foreclosure is not subject to regulation under the Fair Debt...more
Whether there is a connection to the near end of another exciting National Basketball Association season is unknown, but in a recent ruling issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the court began its...more
Real Property Update - • Foreclosure / Reverse Mortgage / Condition Precedent: bank failed to establish that the subject property was not the principal residence of surviving co-borrower under its reverse mortgage, a...more
The United States Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous decision in Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP holding that entities engaged in the principal purpose of enforcing security interests are not, with limited...more
In Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP, the U.S. Supreme Court held unanimously that entities engaged in no more than security-interest enforcement (here, nonjudicial foreclosure) are not debt collectors under the Fair Debt...more
In Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus, LLP, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act does not apply to a law firm conducting a nonjudicial foreclosure....more
On March 20, 2019 in Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held that the primary definition of a “debt collector” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) does not apply to an entity...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling last week, the Court spoke to issues concerning the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and non-judicial foreclosures....more