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Judge Makes Ruling on TCPA & FDCPA Violations
An Illinois District Court judge partially denied summary judgment in a case involving a defendant being sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt ...
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Atlas Consumer Law
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Class Action Lawsuit Regarding Cruise Robocalls
Under federal laws, consumers have a right to be protected from harassing phone calls. However, some companies, including cruise lines, have violated ...
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Atlas Consumer Law
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$25 Medical Bill Results in TCPA & FDCPA Court Case
Debt collection agencies must abide by federal regulations when contacting debtors. If they don’t, they may face lawsuits, litigation, and expensive ...
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Atlas Consumer Law
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Your Rights Under the TCPA
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, also known as the TCPA, is a law meant to protect consumers from harassing telemarketing phone calls. These ...
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Atlas Consumer Law
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Wells Fargo Settles TCPA Class Action
Wells Fargo Bank recently settled a class action lawsuit that alleged they called plaintiffs on their cell phones through an automatic telephone ...
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Sulaiman Law Group, LTD
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$9.25 Million TCPA Class Action Settlement Against American Express
Earlier this year, in July, Judge John Z. Lee approved a $9.25 million settlement between American Express Co., American Express Centurion Bank, and ...
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Sulaiman Law Group, LTD
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Minnesota Automatic Dialing Statute: Liability for Calling a Wrong Number
According to an insideARM article , any and all companies and debt collectors who use automatic dialing and recorded messages to contact Minnesota ...
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Sulaiman Law Group, LTD
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Preventing Robocalls Or Fighting Back
If you are like most of the people throughout the nation, you have received one of the annoying — but sometimes worrisome — phone calls telling you ...
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Sulaiman Law Group, LTD
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Telephone Consumer Protection Act Multi-District Litigation Settlement Reached
In a case involving alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Midland Credit Management Inc. — a subsidiary of Encore ...
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Sulaiman Law Group, LTD
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Florida Attorney General & FTC Take Action Against Robocallers
The Office of the Florida Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission have charged a number of Orlando defendants with bombarding consumers with ...
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Sulaiman Law Group, LTD
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Caribou Coffee to Face Class Action for TCPA Violations
Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. was recently hit with a class action lawsuit out of Wisconsin alleging that the company violated the Telephone Consumer ...
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Sulaiman Law Group, LTD
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TCPA Exemption for Fed-Backed Loans Circulated to FCC
On February 17, a draft rule to exempt robocalls to collect federal debt from TCPA rules was circulated to the FCC. This proposal is looking to create ...
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Sulaiman Law Group, LTD
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OMG! Did you know the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Applies to Text Messages?
Many of us have, at one point or another, received an unsolicited call to our cell phones. Whether they come from debt collectors or telemarketers, ...
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Sulaiman Law Group, LTD
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FCC Announces New Proposed Rules To Make The Telephone Consumer Protection Act More Consumer-Friendly
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler recently announced new proposed rules that strengthen the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), making it more ...
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Matthew Hector
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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Consent, And You
In general, when you apply for a credit card, an automobile loan, or a home loan, you are consenting to being called by the creditor. Most creditors ...
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Sulaiman Law Group, Ltd.
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