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 Creditor Grantor Summit. The conference will be held August 14-16, 2017 at the Ritz-Carlton in Georgetown, Washington, DC.
Ashley will speak on a panel entitled “Working with Your
Join Troutman Sanders attorneys James Trefil and Jonathan Floyd for a webinar hosted by the Clear Law Institute on August 17 from 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. In this webinar, you will learn to navigate the various layers of rules and regulations that govern the use of debt collection telephone calls. This presentation will focus on
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment on a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claim in favor of a debtor, finding that the debt collector violated the FDCPA when it failed to mark the debtor’s account as “disputed” when the collector reported the account to the bureaus.
Plaintiff Robert Sayles sued Advanced
In dismissing a claim against a debt collector, brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin found that language used by the debt collector clearly informing the consumer that interest and fees would continue to accrue on the balance did not violate the
Oregon has become the next in a line of states to pass legislation regulating debt buyers. Oregon bill HB2356, initiated by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, passed both the House and Senate prior to legislative adjournment on July 7.
The bill’s new debt buyer provisions purport to ensure protections for Oregon consumers, making it
On June 30, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed a consumer’s Fair Debt Collection Practices Act “current balance” claim.
Plaintiff Heath Bryant brought an FDCPA claim against defendant Aargon Collection Agency, Inc., alleging Aargon’s collection letter was deceptive because it falsely implied that Bryant’s account balance would increase due to
On May 18, a federal judge in Missouri denied cross motions for summary judgment on the issue of whether a letter that did not inform a debtor that interest was, in fact, accruing violated the FDCPA.
In Mygatt v. Medicredit, plaintiff Timberly Mygatt incurred medical debt that was being collected by Medicredit. In order
In what appears to be never-ending litigation, a New Jersey Federal District Court upheld a plaintiff’s summary judgment motion on remand from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, holding that the defendant law firm’s lack of attorney meaningful involvement created a particularized and concrete injury sufficient for the plaintiff to maintain
On June 23, several United States senators, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), accused a debt collector of relying on unscrupulous collection practices while collecting on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service.
The IRS is owed approximately $138 billion in back taxes. To reduce the backlog of taxes owed and to supplement the agency’s internal
Lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) have become the second most common form of consumer protection claim brought in federal court. Many of these lawsuits are premised on the idea that a consumer has the absolute right to revoke previously given consent to receive calls. A calling party could be subject to statutory