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Three House Democrats introduced legislation yesterday that would prohibit wage garnishment for the collection of medical debt nationwide. The Protecting Workers’ Wages from Medical Debt Act was introduced by Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott [D-Va.], ranking member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce; Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-Minn.], ranking member of the Subcommittee on ...

A District Court judge in Pennsylvania has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss a consumer’s Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuit for lack of personal jurisdiction, ruling that the lender agreed to be sued in the state when it registered to do business there, even though as an out-of-state bank it never had to register. The […]

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A District Court judge in Michigan has granted a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on liability in his Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit, ruling that a defendant breached the peace because its agent took the plaintiff’s car only after police officers told him to hand it over. The background: The case began two years […]

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A Court of Appeals in Texas has affirmed a trial court’s denial of a defendant’s motion for sanctions against a lender’s attorneys, holding that it was up to the defendant to prove bad faith and that he never overcame the presumption that counsel acted in good faith. The background: A lender sued the defendant in […]

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