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Unwanted Text Messages Results in $3.5 Million Settlement
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Minneapolis, MN: It was just over a year ago that convenience retail giant SuperAmerica settled a TCPA lawsuit brought by a plaintiff representing a proposed class of similarly-affected litigants 175,000 strong. At issue were unwanted solicitations in the form of text messages that plaintiffs claimed were illegal under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The lawsuit was brought in the State of Minnesota.
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Minnesota Consumer Sues Capital One over 128 Bill Collector Robocalls to Cellular Phone
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Chaska, MN: By the middle of 2017, after more than 128 bill collector harassment calls Kristie Drigger had had enough. She sued Capital One Bank in Minnesota District Court, seeking at least $1,500 per telephone call made in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
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Robocalls Continue to Foster Illegal Telemarketer Lawsuits as Rules Further Tighten
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Washington, DC: There is little doubt that illegal robocalls remain a blight on the communications horizon as Americans continue to have their rights for privacy and solitude violated by a seemingly unending parade of unwanted calls to private voice lines, fax lines and cell phones. This, in spite of recent changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) requiring purveyors of such calls to obtain a consumer’s written permission to receive.
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Debt Collector Lawsuit by Feds Shuts Down Bogus Bill Collector
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Unscrupulous Debt Collectors Generate 88,300 Complaints a Year
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Bad debt collectors have become a worsening problem in the lives of consumers. According to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s annual report:
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Debt Collector Harassment Costs Green Tree Millions
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Debt Collector Harassment Can Take Many Forms
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DriveTime Hit with $8 Million Settlement for Debt Collector Harassment
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Tampa Bay Couple Awarded $1 Million in Debt Collector Harassment Lawsuit
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Debt Collector Owes $33,000 for Harassing Consumer
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- Collection Agency Liable for Charging Debtor for Calls By The National Trial Lawyers (Nov-18-14)
- “Terms of Endurement”: Debt Collector Harassment By Gordon Gibb (Nov-11-14)
- Debt Collector Harassment to See Federal Oversight By Gordon Gibb (Oct-28-14)
- Debt Collector Harassment Lawsuit Filed against Kaiser Foundation By Heidi Turner (Sep-15-14)
- Debt Collector Harassment: An Envelope Is a Window of Opportunity By Gordon Gibb (Aug-31-14)
- CFPB Files Claim against Debt Collection Lawsuit Mill By Heidi Turner (Aug-16-14)
- ACE Cash Express to Pay $10 Million for Debt Collector Harassment By Gordon Gibb (Jul-30-14)
- Lawsuit Filed Over Debt Collector Harassment By Heidi Turner (Jul-11-14)
- Court Decision Could Make It Easier to Sue for Debt Collector Harassment By Gordon Gibb (Jun-26-14)
- Debt Collector Harassment Nightmare Continues for Consumers By Heidi Turner (Jun-10-14)
- Debt Collector Harassment Is Bullying by Any Other Name By Gordon Gibb (May-28-14)
- Debt Collector Harassment Profitable for Some Companies By Heidi Turner (May-11-14)
- Bill Collector Harassment: It’s an Issue of Language By Gordon Gibb (Apr-25-14)
- Debt Collectors to Surrender $3.3 Million in Assets By Heidi Turner (Apr-17-14)
- Debt Collector Harassment a Serious Problem By Heidi Turner (Mar-20-14)
- Consumers Protected from Debt Collector Harassment By Heidi Turner (Feb-25-14)
- Debt Collector Issues Extend beyond Harassment By Heidi Turner (Feb-13-14)
- Debt Collector Harassment Lawsuits: The Litigation of 2014? By Heidi Turner (Jan-25-14)
- Victim of Debt Collector Harassment Sees Credit Score Smeared By Gordon Gibb (Jan-4-14)
- Payday Lender in Trouble for Debt Collector Violations By Heidi Turner (Dec-22-13)
- BBB Reports Debt Collector Harassment Complaints Up 58 Percent By Gordon Gibb (Dec-7-13)
- Tales from the Dark Side of Debt Collection By Brenda Craig (Nov-30-13)
- New Debt Collection Regulations Under Consideration By Heidi Turner (Nov-27-13)
- Elderly Pennsylvania Woman Caught in Debt Collector Harassment Scam By Gordon Gibb (Nov-8-13)
- Bank of America to Pay $32 Million to Resolve Debt Collector Harassment Claims By Heidi Turner (Oct-27-13)
- Collection Agency Agrees to $1 Million Civil Penalty for Debt Collector Harassment By Gordon Gibb (Oct-13-13)
- Make Debt Collectors Pay for Harassing You By Brenda Craig (Sep-30-13)
- Debt Collector Harassment Finds a New Crusader By Gordon Gibb (Sep-29-13)
- States Warn About Debt Collector Harassment By Heidi Turner (Sep-6-13)
- One Woman’s Fight against Debt Collector Harassment By Gordon Gibb (Aug-23-13)
- New York Eyes Anti-Debt Collector Harassment Laws By Heidi Turner (Aug-4-13)
- Agencies Step Up Oversight Of Debt Collector Harassment By Heidi Turner (Jul-23-13)
- $3.2 Million Debt Collector Harassment Penalty Largest So Far By Gordon Gibb (Jul-11-13)
- When Bill Collection Is a Scam By Heidi Turner (Jun-29-13)
- Inside Illegal Debt Collection Harassment: Why It Happens By Gordon Gibb (Jun-11-13)
- Protecting Yourself from Debt Collector Harassment By Heidi Turner (May-10-13)
- Violations of Debt Collection Laws By Heidi Turner (Apr-23-13)
- Debt Collector Harassment Horror Stories Are Sometimes Chilling By Gordon Gibb (Mar-26-13)