Rachel R. Friedman
Burr & Forman LLP
Articles
Georgia Federal Court Finds Dialing System is Not an ATDS Due to Human Intervention
USA - May 24 2018 In the wake of the D.C. Circuit’s ruling in ACA International v. Federal Communications Commission, 885 F.3d 687 (D.C. Cir. 2018), which struck down…
Supreme Court: Debt Buyers Collecting Debts That They Own Are Not “Debt Collectors” Under FDCPA
USA - June 13 2017 On June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc. unanimously held that a debt buyer is not a "debt collector" as defined…
In Win for Debt Buyers, Supreme Court Holds Filing Proofs of Claim in Bankruptcy on Stale Debts Does Not Violate FDCPA
USA - May 16 2017 In Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a debt collector does not run afoul of the FDCPA by filing a proof of claim in…
Fourth Circuit Falls in Line with Second and Eighth Circuits Holding that Filing a Proof of Claim on a Time-Barred Debt Does Not Violate the FDCPA
USA - August 30 2016 In Dubois v. Atlas Acquisitions LLC, Case No. 15-1945 (4th Cir. Aug. 25, 2016), the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held in a 2-1 decision that…
Ninth Circuit Holds Each Debt Collector Must Send a 1692g Validation Notice, Even If Previously Provided By Another Debt Collector Regarding the Same Debt
USA - July 26 2016 In Hernandez v. Williams, Zinman & Parham PC, No. 14-15672, — F.3d -, 2016 WL 3913445 (9th Cir. July 20, 2016), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
