On January 20, 2021, the Southern District of New York granted Emmanuel Torres’ (“Torres”) motion to remand to state court, holding that Wakefield & Associates’ (“Wakefield”) and Rural Metro Ambulance Corporation’s (“Rural Metro”) argument for removal did not constitute “complete preemption.”
In Torres v. Wakefield & Assocs., Torres filed a complaint in the New
On January 21, 2021, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted TransUnion Data Solutions LLC’s (“Trans Union”) motion for judgment on the pleadings, denying Blue Sobenes’ (“Sobenes”) claims against Trans Union under sections 1681i(a) and 1681e(b) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”).
In Martinez v. Integrated Capital Recovery, LLC, Judge Ishii of the District Court for the Eastern District of California granted the Defendants’ motion to dismiss two Fair Debt Collection Protection Act (“FDCPA”) claims brought by Brandon Martinez, Plaintiff, on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals. In its ruling, the Court reiterated that a
Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients through this unprecedented global health challenge. We regularly update this site with COVID-19 news and developments, recommendations from leading health organizations, and tools that businesses can
Session: Matching: Beyond the Basics
Date & Time: 4/19/2021 2:30 – 3:00pm ET
Please join Troutman Pepper attorney’s David Anthony, Cindy Hanson, and Tim St. George for the virtual PBSA Mid-Year Legislative & Regulatory Conference. They will be hosting a presentation titled, “Matching: Beyond the Basics” on April 19, 2021 from 2:30 –
On January 18, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed Clyde “Ed” Sniffen to be Alaska’s next attorney general, subject to approval by the Alaska legislature. Sniffen has served as acting attorney general since the resignation of Kevin Clarkson in August 2020.
In December 2020, Sniffen was among the state attorneys general who supported an amicus brief
Sadia Mirza will speak during the session, “Tabletop Exercises for Your Incident Response Plan,” during Privacy OC’s Privacy Week Forums 2021. The event will take place January 28 at 11:30 a.m. PST. For more information on Privacy OC and to register, please click here.
The Supreme Court of Arkansas ruled in favor of the Professional Background Screening Association (“PBSA”) against the Clerk of the Court of Benton County, Arkansas, Bentonville Division, holding that background screeners’ record requests are not requests for compiled information for purposes of Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order Number 19 (“Order 19”), and therefore not subject
On January 15, in response to a petition from Acurian seeking clarification on the non-commercial purpose exemption, the FCC held that prerecorded calls to residential phone numbers seeking participants for FDA-mandated clinical pharmaceutical trials did not constitute “advertising” or “telemarketing” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) because they “do not identify property, goods, or
On January 14, 2021, the Court of Common Pleas in Cuyahoga County, Ohio denied a healthcare foundation’s motion to dismiss, ruling that healthcare clinics and hospitals are not “physicians,” as that term is defined in the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act, and accordingly, are not exempt from liability resulting from consumer transactions. The case, Brakle