Category Archives: analysis

3rd Cir. Holds Pennsylvania Consumer Discount Company Act Does Not Apply to Mere Debt Buyers

Arizona Supreme Court Holds Notice of Trustee’s Sale Does Not Accelerate Debt, Foreclosure Not Time-Barred

3rd Cir. Vacates $3.7 Million Attorney Fee Award in Class Action Settlement

3rd Cir. Grants Motion to Compel Arbitration in Case Where Validity of Assignment of Contract is at Issue

2nd Cir. Rejects Standing, Conflict of Interest, Service Award, and Other Objections to Class Settlement Against Student Loan Servicer

3rd Cir. Excludes Home from Bankruptcy When Seller in Installment Sale Contract Obtained Possession Pre-Petition

8th Cir. Distinguishes ‘Article III’ and ‘Statutory’ Standing in FDCPA ‘Third Party Disclosure’ Case

11th Cir. Holds 1-Year Period for Disputing Wire Transfers Cannot Be Modified by Contract 

Federal Court Holds a Constable Qualifies as a ‘Debt Collector’ Under FDCPA and a ‘Creditor’ Under Massachusetts Law

5th Cir. Dismisses FDCPA Case on Standing Grounds in Class Cert. Appeal

7th Cir. Upholds Dismissal of Case for Lack of Standing at Summary Judgment Stage

CFPB’s New Data Security Standard Is Not So Standard