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Oracle Copyright Law Suit

July 24, 2015

Oracle seeks to add the Android operating system’s market dominance to its copyright suit against Google. By Reuters. Business Insider.

FilmOn Copyright Case

July 24, 2015

U.S. federal court rules that live-streaming service FilmOn can act as a cable provider and stream local broadcasting, as long as it pays copyright royalties

N.Y. DFS Provides Insight on Key Provisions of Its Debt Collection Regulations

March 12, 2015

Rule 1.2 Rule 1.2 requires the debt collector, within five days of the initial communication concerning the collection of a debt, to disclose that certain

TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

February 12, 2015

Restrictions on the Use of Telephone Equipment 47 U.S.C. § 227 (a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— (1) The term “automatic telephone dialing system” means

Sixth Circuit Rules Against Collection Agency in FDCPA Out-of-Statute Debt Collection Case

January 14, 2015

Court reverses district court decision in Buchanan holding that an offer to settle a stale debt may misleadingly imply a threat of litigation in violation

New York, Zombie Debt and the CFPB

December 23, 2014

Earlier this month, New York adopted enhanced consumer debt collection regulations proposed by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). The regulations, among other

Eigth Circuit Decision: Sarah McIvor v. Credit Control Services, Inc.

December 4, 2014

Is a communication between a debt collector and a credit reporting agency a communication “in connection with the collection of any debt” for purposes of

Collection Agency Asks Third Circuit to Rehear Precedential FDCPA Case

September 12, 2014

In the first U.S. case involving alleged FDCPA violations arising from use of modern technology that generated and disclosed an innocuous internal tracking number, which