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Enforcement Alert from Hudson Cook; Debt-Relief Enterprise Forced into Receivership by CFPB, Seven States

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") and Attorneys General from seven states recently obtained a temporary restraining order ("TRO") against a debt-settlement enterprise and forced it into receivership.

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McGlinchey Welcomes Seasoned Bankruptcy Attorney Tom Henderson

CLEVELAND, OH -- McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce the addition of Tom Henderson to the firm’s Creditors’ Rights, Financial Restructuring, and Bankruptcy team within the Financial Services Litigation practice. With over 35 years of experience in bankruptcy law in private practice and with PNC Bank, Tom brings a wealth of knowledge and a distinct, holistic approach to solving bankruptcy problems for the firm’s clients. Tom is one of the 50 new attorneys McGlinchey welcomed in 2023, as part of its focused recruitment initiative aimed at expanding its nationally recognized team.

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Speak for Yourself: Court Denies Class Certification in TCPA Case Based on Class Members’ Potentially Mixed Reactions to Ringless Voicemail Messages

On January 18, a court in the Eastern District of Wisconsin denied class certification in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) case concluding that the factual issue of whether the proposed class members had suffered an injury-in-fact sufficient to confer Article III standing based on the receipt of a ringless voicemail was an individualized issue that would predominate over common issues.

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John Watson Joins InteLogix as Senior Vice President of Financial Shared Services

HOUSTON, TX -- InteLogix is pleased to welcome John Watson as the Senior Vice President of Financial Shared Services (“FSS”). With 20 years of comprehensive experience in the ARM industry, John’s arrival is a significant step toward enhancing and fortifying the growth of several strategic elements of our business. John will be responsible for building a best-in-class, digital-first ARM business to complement the company’s leading CX business, providing seamless experiences for our clients’ customer journey.

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CFPB Agrees to Pay $6M to Settle Discrimination Claims by Black and Hispanic Employees

After nearly a decade of litigation, Judge Beryl A. Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has approved the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s $6.0 million settlement of class claims of alleged discrimination by the CFPB against 85 Black and Hispanic employees. The class consists of all “minority employees and women who work or worked as Consumer Response Specialists and have been subjected to and harmed by the Bureau’s agency-wide pattern or practice of discrimination and retaliation and discriminatory policies and practices,” according to the complaint. The settlement fund will be distributed to the 85 class members. In addition to the $6.0 million settlement fund, the settlement provides for an award of $1.5 million in attorney’s fees for class counsel.

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New Jersey Enacts Comprehensive Consumer Data Privacy Law

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Jan. 16 signed into law Senate Bill 332, making New Jersey the 13th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, following California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Texas, Oregon, and Delaware.  The law will go into effect Jan. 16, 2025.

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