On August 25, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia struck four counts of a complaint filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau because it failed to abide by the Court’s discovery order.
This matter began on March 26, 2015, when the CFPB filed a complaint against 12 debt collectors, four
On August 24, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action against TransUnion on the basis that it failed to allege a plausible claim for relief, holding that TransUnion was not objectively unreasonable in its reading of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The plaintiff, Kathleen
In Kent v. TransUnion, plaintiff Rowdy Kent sued multiple consumer reporting agencies and the United States Defense Finance and Accounting Services for alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. DFAS moved to dismiss Kent’s claims, arguing that it possesses sovereign immunity from claims under the FCRA. On August 25, the District Court for
Join Troutman Sanders attorneys Melanie Witte and Megan Nicholls for a webinar on September 21. During the webinar, the presenters will:
On August 10, Massachusetts District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns granted preliminary approval of a $3.2 million class settlement agreement in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action filed against Collecto, Inc. The four named plaintiffs allege that Collecto made unauthorized telephone calls to class members’ cellular phones using an automated telephone dialing system in
Countering a nationwide trend of “ban the box” ordinances that prohibit employers from asking about an individual’s criminal history at the initial application stage, Indiana has become the first state to ensure through legislation that employers can inquire into applicants’ criminal histories. The legislation prohibits localities from implementing “ban the box” ordinances. The measure has
The recent matter of Nesbitt, et al. v. Postmates Inc., Case No. CGC15547146 in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco, demonstrates the continuing trend of litigation regarding the content of background disclosure forms, as well as ongoing issues regarding the failure of employers to provide notice of adverse
In a surprising decision involving a vigorous and scathing dissent, the Seventh Circuit ruled that a debt collector was liable under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act even when it followed the law that was in effect at the time the alleged violation took place. This alarming ruling raises an
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the end of Operation Choke Point in an August 16 letter to the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Operation Choke Point, which began under the Obama Administration, sought to prohibit banks and other financial firms from giving so-called “bad actors” access to bank accounts and payment processing systems.
On August 15, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied a motion for class certification in Legg v. PTZ Insurance Agency, Ltd., a putative class action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, Christopher Legg and Page Lozano, sued PTZ and affiliated companies alleging violations