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Chris Haerich
Senior Vice President, PACE
Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1121 into law amending the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). Since the original CCPA (previously discussed here) was passed in June, interested parties have criticized many aspects of the law and advocated for pre-implementation improvements. SB 1121 is intended to correct many of those issues. CA [...]
Less than two weeks ago, the Sixth Circuit became the first circuit court to consider whether a TCPA claim survives the plaintiff’s death. In Parchman v. SLM Corp., the district court held that TCPA claims are penal in nature; therefore, they do not survive a plaintiff’s death. The Sixth Circuit reversed that decision. Under federal common [...]
Though its usage rules may seem straightforward, The Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Used Car Buyer’s Guide includes several requirements that seem to catch many auto dealers off guard. First and foremost, the FTC requires it be displayed on all used cars sold by a dealer. The Guide must contain details concerning the vehicle’s background along [...]
M&S Partner Helen Mac Murray recently addressed a broad audience of collections, recovery, debt sales, and other industry professionals at the 2018 Debt Connection Symposium and Expo in Austin, Texas. In a session entitled “What’s the Buzz in the Industry – CFPB/BCFP Reboot? By State AG’s?,” Helen leveraged her experience as a former state consumer [...]
