On February 29, the Supreme Court denied certiorari review in Mullins v. Direct Digital, LLC, No. 15-1776. The Mullins decision, which arose out of the Seventh Circuit, created a circuit split with the Eleventh and Third circuits with respect to the implicit “ascertainability” requirement that those two circuits had found precluded class certification.
Join Us at Practising Law Institute’s 21st Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute
We are proud to announce that Troutman Sanders partner David Anthony will be a featured speaker at the Practising Law Institute’s 21st Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute at the Practising Law Institute (PLI) Center in New York City on April 4-5.
In its 21st year, the Institute will focus on a broad array
Join Us for a Complimentary Webinar on FCRA Class Actions on April 27
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner David Anthony will be a featured speaker for a live webinar entitled “FCRA Class Actions: Minimizing Litigation Woes for Employers” on Wednesday, April 27 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. EST.
During this webinar, the panelists will provide an in-depth discussion of Fair Credit Reporting Act
Join Us at the National Association of Professional Background Screeners 2016 Mid-Year Legislative & Regulatory Conference
Join Troutman Sanders partners David Anthony and Ashley Taylor at the upcoming National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) Mid-Year Legislative & Regulatory Conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC on April 3-5.
The NAPBS Mid-Year Conference focuses on regulation, legislation, education, and compliance related to the background screening industry and,
Join Us at the ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting in Montreal
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner David Anthony will be a panelist at the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section Spring Meeting at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth in Montreal, Canada on April 6-9.
David will speak on a panel sponsored by the Consumer Financial Services Committee entitled “Update on the Telephone Consumer
Debt Collection Complaints Top List of FTC’s Annual Report Regarding Consumer Complaints
In the FTC’s annual report detailing consumer complaints, complaints against debt collectors topped the list for the first time in 15 years.
The FTC received more than 3 million complaints in 2015. That’s up from 2.5 million in 2014. Some of the increase can be attributed to the fact that more people know to
Join Us for the Credit and Collection News Annual Conference March 30 – April 1
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partners Ashley Taylor and David Anthony will be featured speakers at the upcoming Credit and Collections News (CCN) Annual Conference. The conference will be held March 30 through April 1 at the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida.
Ashley will speak on a panel entitled “Working with Your
Illinois Amends Laws Regulating Debt Collection
On January 29, Illinois enacted Senate Bill 1369. The bill makes certain revisions and amendments to the prior debt collection requirements that were enacted within the state in 2015. The law is effective immediately.
Among other provisions, the law adds the following definitions to the debt collection statute:
- “Collection agency” means any person who,
Birmingham Becomes First Alabama City to “Ban the Box”
Last week, through the issuance of an executive order, the City of Birmingham became the first city in Alabama to “ban the box” on its hiring applications. The prohibition applies to municipal positions within the city, and it prevents an inquiry into an applicant’s criminal history at the application stage. The executive
FTC Announces Regulations to be Reviewed in 2016 as Part of Ongoing Process of Review and Comment
As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the agency recently announced a modified 10-year regulatory review schedule. To ensure that its rules and industry guides stay relevant and are not overly burdensome, the FTC reviews them at 10-year intervals. The review schedule is published each