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Medical Debt Collection Harms Patient Finances

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Marcott was assisted by ABC for Health, a nonprofit, public interest law firm in Madison. In a recent report reviewing 5,023 lawsuits to collect unpaid medical bills by five health systems in Wisconsin from 2017 to 2019, the firm found that health systems were always represented by attorneys, but less than 1% of patients were.

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The Limits On Direct And Vicarious Liability Under The FDCPA

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Debt buyers are being sued based on the conduct of their agencies and law firms. Retrieval Masters Creditor Bureau, Inc. , In Clark , the Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for an attorney, because there was no evidence that he exercised control over the actions of his client. Retrieval Masters Creditor Bureau, Inc.,