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 for the Consero Financial Services & Insurance Litigation Forum April 17-19
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partners John Lynch and Ashley Taylor will be featured speakers at this year’s Consero Financial Services & Insurance Litigation Forum on April 17-19 at The Biltmore Miami – Coral Gables.
Consero’s 2016 Financial Services & Insurance Litigation Forum will address current and looming legal and business challenges
Join Us for the American Conference Institute Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technology Conference
We are proud to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Keith Barnett will be a featured speaker at the upcoming ACI Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technology Conference at the Carlton Hotel in New York City on April 13-14.
Building on the Prepaid Card Compliance and Emerging Payment Systems conferences, and in response to demand
House Democrats Join Senate Colleagues With Introduction of Identical HANGUP Act
House Democrats have joined an effort to ensure that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (“TCPA”) applies to calls to collect government-backed debt. We previously reported that on November 4, 2015, Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2015, also known as the
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
California District Court Joins Growing List of Courts Staying FCRA Class Action Lawsuits Pending Spokeo
In Lee v. Dollar Thrifty Auto. Group, Inc., the plaintiffs brought a class action lawsuit alleging multiple violations of the employment background check provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). Specifically, the plaintiffs claimed that the defendants failed to provide them with disclosures properly informing them that a background check would be