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OCTOBER 16, 2020

A District Court judge in Texas has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, ruling that a garnishment action taken eight years after a default judgment was awarded is not subject to the law’s one year statute of limitations when the underlying default judgment … (..)

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MAY 11, 2022

The New York Senate yesterday voted to approve a bill that would protect individuals from having liens placed on their primary residences and having their wages garnished to repay medical debts. Legislature Passes Anti-Garnishment, Anti-Lien Bill For Certain Medical Debts appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

Class Action Accuses Defendant of Not Including SOL Disclosure; Judge Grants TRO Blocking Arizona Garnishment Law first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net. Class Action Accuses Defendant of Not Including SOL Disclosure; Judge Grants TRO Blocking Arizona Garnishment Law first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net.

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AUGUST 18, 2022

GETTING TO KNOW ROXIE OLIVERO-WINFIELD OF MIDSTATE COLLECTION SOLUTIONS Continuous productivity sounds like a setting for a robot, but it’s how Roxie Olivero-Winfield describes her typical work day. Getting to Know Roxie Olivero-Winfield; Judge Rules Against Industry in Arizona Garnishment Case appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Announces Phased Restart to Garnishments appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net. Judge Grants MSJ for Defendant in FDCPA Vicarious Liability Case; N.M.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

The post Judge Grants Judgment for Defendant in FDCPA Case Over Garnishment from Joint Bank Account appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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MARCH 11, 2024

California AG Endorses Bill Banning Medical Debt Credit Reporting Oregon Enacts Law Amending Garnishment, Collection Practices Judge Grants Summary Judgment for Plaintiff on FDCPA Wrongful Garnishment Claim Compliance Digest – March 11 WORTH NOTING: How to choose the best hairbrush for your hair type … I can kind of understand one pilot taking (..)

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MAY 1, 2023

A bill is progressing through the Oregon legislature that would protect and exempt more of an individual’s wages and assets from seizure in the event of judgments and garnishments, while also amending the state’s debt collection law. A copy of the bill, House Bill 2008, can be accessed by clicking here.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A District Court judge in Florida has granted a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that a collection law firm used an invalid garnishment order to collect on the subject debt. The decision, issued by Judge William F. Learn more.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

A trial is scheduled for this week in Arizona to challenge adding an item to the November ballot that would give residents of the state the opportunity to increase the amounts that consumers can shield from garnishments to pay medical debts while also lowering the judgment interest rate on medical debt.

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JULY 24, 2020

It turns out there are some things that everyone in the Senate can agree on, and it actually pertains to the debt collection industry. The Senate yesterday unanimously passed S.

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JULY 12, 2022

An organization seeking to put a measure on the ballot in Arizona this November that would increase the amounts that consumers can shield from garnishments to pay medical debts while also lowering the judgment interest rate on medical debt turned in twice as many signatures as needed last week, and is “likely” headed to the … The (..)

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

million fine against a utility company that was accused of attempting to garnish the wages of customers during the COVID-19 pandemic without first informing them of the availability of payment plans, which was required under state law. State Regulators for Pandemic Collection Efforts appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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APRIL 6, 2021

A District Court judge in Washington has partially granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss, but denied the motion related to claims the defendant allegedly violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when it mistakenly sent two letters to the plaintiff informing him that a writ of garnishment had been entered against him, one of which … (..)

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MARCH 8, 2023

The post Collection Law Firm Ordered to Pay Full Restitution After No Contest Plea appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

REGULATORS FOR PANDEMIC COLLECTION EFFORTS State regulators in Connecticut have assessed a $4.5 REGULATORS FOR PANDEMIC COLLECTION EFFORTS State regulators in Connecticut have assessed a $4.5 For Pandemic Collection Efforts; Judge Grants MSJ Over Letter Sent to Represented Individual appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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MARCH 11, 2024

A District Court judge in Missouri has granted a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment that the defendant violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by “significantly overstating” how much the plaintiff owed when garnishing her wages in attempting to collect on a judgment in had obtained, but did grant the defendant’s (..)

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MARCH 19, 2021

Judge Grants MSJ for Plaintiff Over Status of Debt; Toomey Blocks Anti-Garnishment Law appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Last Wednesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law — which went into effect immediately — that prohibits healthcare providers from placing lines on the primary residences of individuals with unpaid medical debts or garnishing wages to collect on unpaid bills. The post N.Y.

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MARCH 6, 2025

A District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a third-party complaint filed against it by a collection law firm over issues with a wage garnishment. The background: The dispute began when the plaintiff, a consumer, owed a debt which the law firm was assigned to collect.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Suit Accuses Collection Law Firm of Garnishing Wages Without Permission Appeals Court Affirms Ruling for Defendant, But Says Plaintiff Could Have Had Standing New AI Agent Startup Promises Tech With Empathy Consumers Prioritizing Savings Over Debt for Tax Refunds: Survey WORTH NOTING: Highly effective communicators usually share these four habits … (..)

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MAY 2, 2022

APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS RULING FOR PLAINTIFF IN FDCPA CASE OVER GARNISHMENT JURISDICTION The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s ruling in favor of a plaintiff who accused a collection law firm of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by obtaining a writ of garnishment in the wrong jurisdiction.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Getting to Know Scott Weltman of Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Judge Dismisses Suit Alleging Wrongful Garnishment and Improper Service of Summons Popular Firewall Provider Breached, Requires Completely Re-Formatting Device to Fix Wisconsin Org.

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JANUARY 27, 2025

A District Court judge in Nevada has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was accused of garnishing the plaintiff’s wages without first domesticating the judgment in that state. After the judgment was assigned to the defendant, it sought to enforce the judgment by garnishing the plaintiffs wages. Judge Andrew P.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

GETTING TO KNOW ERIN KERR OF MRS BPO Erin Kerr’s job title is emblematic of the changing dynamic within the credit and collections industry. Legislature Advances Garnishment Bill appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net. Read on to learn more about … The post Daily Digest – August 27.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

A District Court judge in New York has denied a defendant’s motion to stay discovery pending the outcome of its motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case after it was sued for allegedly garnishing the wages of the wrong individual.

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JUNE 9, 2021

… The post Collector To Pay More Than $900k in Fines, Restitution After Being Sued by Washington AG appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A Senate committee in the Indiana state legislature has advanced a medical debt collection bill, Senate Bill 317, which aims to introduce new consumer protections related to medical debt. billion in medical debt in collections. Driving the news: The big picture: Indiana residents currently have an estimated $2.2

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JANUARY 10, 2023

The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has overturned a bankruptcy court’s decision and remanded a case with instructions to resolve claims from the bankruptcy trustee on the merits after a collection agency garnished an individual’s wages and seized $3,700 within the 90 days before the individual filed for bankruptcy protection.

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MAY 17, 2021

But those who are struggling with debt might wonder: Can my stimulus check be garnished for credit card debt or other money owed. In some cases, the money you get from the third stimulus could be garnished. If the child support is a federal or state debt, stimulus money cannot be offset or garnished to cover it.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

Hospitals in Wisconsin filed 37% more collection lawsuits in 2018 than they did in 2001 and obtained garnishments in more than half of their cases, while also disproportionately suing individuals living in low-income neighborhoods and who are African-American, according to the results of a study that was published yesterday in Health Affairs.

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MAY 3, 2024

The Arizona Court of Appeals this week upheld the state’s controversial Predatory Debt Collection Act, rebuffing an industry challenge led by the Arizona Creditors Bar Association. The decision ensures the law, which includes measures to shield individuals from medical debt garnishments and cap interest rates, remains in effect.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Separate bipartisan bills were introduced yesterday in both the House of Representatives and the Senate to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, which protects members of the Armed Forces and other branches of the government from certain financial situations, including judgments, garnishments, and other adverse collection-related actions.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A collection attorney in New York is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and state law when attempting to collect on judgments owed to a bankrupt for-profit university. The background: Technical Career Institutes, Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

A District Court judge in Connecticut has granted a motion to dismiss filed by a collection agency, a student loan servicer, and the plaintiff’s employer for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by attempting to garnish the plaintiff’s wages, because the statute of limitations on filing a claim had passed when the (..)

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

California Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday signed a trio of bills that will significantly impact the credit and collection industry in the state. These new laws, set to take effect in 2025, will reshape how medical debt is reported, expand consumer protections, and alter the landscape for commercial debt collection.

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MARCH 1, 2024

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