32 Year Old, Khan Easily Confirmed As FTC Chair Puts Big Tech On Notice
Steel Rose
Federal trade commissioners don’t usually make national headlines. But on Tuesday, upon being confirmed 69 to 28 by the Senate and immediately sworn in as the agency’s chair, the confirmation of Lina Khan spawned news alerts that had phones rattling all over the country. At 32, Khan is the youngest member to join – and...
READ MOREEmotional Harms For Alleged FCRA Violations?
Last month, a federal court addressed the kind of harms that need to be included in a plaintiff’s complaint asserting…
Debt buyer vicariously liable for debt collector's actions
On June 7, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon partially granted a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, finding that…
No FDCPA Violation for not Disclosing Interest Continues to Accrue to Even the Least Sophisticated Consumer
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that a debt collector did not violate the Fair…
Petitions Support Review of Hunstein Decision Restricting Communications to Debt Collector’s Vendor
Ballard Spahr has filed an amicus brief in support of the petition for rehearing en banc filed in the Eleventh Circuit by the defendant…
Nevada Enacts Ambiguous Medical Collections Law Effective July 1st
On June 2, 2021, Nevada’s Governor Steve Sisolak signed SB #248 into law. The new law, which goes into effect in less…
Federal Prisoners Hold $100 million Shielded from Debt Collection
Federal prison inmates are keeping large sums of money — in some cases more than $100,000 each — in government-run…
Plaintiff’s Distress Caused by Default on His Debt Not by Word 'Enforce' in Collection Letter
The Southern District of Florida has added to the growing collection of cases under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act…
Anxiety From Debt Collection Letter Not Enough for Suit
A man who claimed a law firm raised his anxiety with a debt collection letter failed to convince the Sixth…
Department Of Education Massive Rewrite Of Title IV Regulations Public Hearings
Later this month the Department of Education will embark on the first steps towards a massive rewrite of programs authorized…
