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COVID-19 Debt Collection in Massachusetts: A Story in Three Parts

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We are living in and through unprecedented times. The coronavirus pandemic sweeping across the globe has had a number of crippling effects on the nation - pushing its healthcare system to the brink, driving many out of the...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads

Federal Court Nixes Massachusetts Attorney General's Emergency Debt Collection Regulations

On May 6, 2020, a federal court granted ACA International's request for a temporary restraining order of the Massachusetts Attorney General's emergency regulations prohibiting debt collection calls and enforcement actions...more

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District of Massachusetts Enjoins Massachusetts’ Attorney General from Prohibiting Collection Calls

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On May 6, 2020, Judge Richard G. Stearns of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) and preliminary injunction sought by ACA International (“ACA”) against...more

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Federal Court Grants TRO In Trade Group Lawsuit Challenging Massachusetts Emergency Debt Collection Regulation

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A Massachusetts federal district court has entered a temporary restraining order that blocks the state’s attorney general from enforcing the prohibitions on initiating lawsuits and making collection calls in the AG’s...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads

Federal Court Hears Oral Argument in ACA's TRO Petition Seeking to Enjoin Massachusetts's Emergency Debt Collection Regulations

On May 1, 2020, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts Judge Richard Stearns heard oral arguments in ACA International's suit to halt the emergency debt collection regulations enacted in Massachusetts, which...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

ACA International v. Healey - Will Massachusetts' Debt Collection Freeze Hold Up To Constitutional Heat?

A number of states have issued executive orders or other emergency declarations to provide relief from certain debt collection practices in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Such measures include ceasing new wage attachments...more

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FTC Obtains TRO Temporarily Freezing Assets of Georgia-Based Debt Collection Business

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On November 8, a federal court in Georgia issued a temporary restraining order against a Georgia-based debt collector, freezing its assets and granting the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) immediate access to its business...more

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