The Colorado Supreme Court has granted a petition for Writ of Certiorari to decide the following question: Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that an insurance subrogation claim made against an individual is not a "debt" under the…
On February 14, the FTC announced a settlement with collection agency GC Services. Do the provisions of that order mean death to your voicemail policies, or has the FTC embraced an approach that will help both consumers and industry? In…
The Federal Trade Commission has announced a settlement with GC Services, a large debt collector accused of using unlawful tactics to collect federal student loans and other debts. The Stipulated Order, which includes a $700,000 civil penalty and a variety…
A plaintiff seeking to recover damages for purportedly misleading communications to his attorney saw his claims dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York after the judge determined that such communications were not actionable under…
Law360 reports that Tenth Circuit Judge and Supreme Court nominee Neil M. Gorsuch has authored 723 opinions – but a Lexis search reveals that only one of those opinions touched on matters of consumer protection. While the public debates the…