It seems at least one judge in the Eastern District of Wisconsin appears to be tired of reviewing repeated meritless claims. On March 29th, in two strongly worded Orders, Judge Brett H. Ludwig dismissed two cases filed on behalf of consumers by the Law Office of Paul Strouse against Enhanced Recovery Company, LLC (ERC) and other defendants. Further, the consumer’s Counsel has been ordered to show the court in each case why he should not be sanctioned. The cases are Herron v. Credit One Bank, et al., case #20-cv-0844 (E.D. WI) which can be found here, and Butler vs. 1st Franklin Financial Corporation, et al., Case #20-cv-0842 (E.D. WI) which can be found here.
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In case you missed it, on March 3, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) issued a press release stating that Residential Mortgage Services, Inc. (“RMS”) will pay a $1.5 million penalty to New York State for failing to report a 2019 security breach. The breach at issue consisted of unauthorized access to an RMS employee's email account who had access to a significant amount of mortgage loan applicants' personal data.
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On April 5, 2021, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Patients Debt Collection Practices Act (Act) into law. The Act lays out several new requirements for healthcare providers, debt buyers, and collection agencies that collect medical debt. The full text of the Act, which goes into effect July 1, 2021, can be found here.
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