National Debt Collection Fact Sheet
Debt collection complaints reported nationally and more.
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Comments on the State of the Lifeline Marketplace
The National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low-income clients and the United Church of Christ, OC, Inc., submit these comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau’s (WCB’s) request for comment on the State of the Lifeline Marketplace Report.
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Coalition Groups' Ex Parte Notice Urging FCC to Ensure Unwanted Robocalls are Blocked
Letter to FCC re: Notice of Ex Parte Presentation, Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls EB Docket No. 17-59
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NARUC EV Working Group Transportation Electrification Access and Equity
Presentation accompanying NARUC EV Working Group Transportation Electrification Access and Equity Webinar
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Model Medical Debt Protection Act
The Model Medical Debt Protection Act, now in its third edition, is a tool for advocates who are working to protect consumers who are burdened with medical debt in their states. The model act provides suggested language to improve state health care financial assistance laws, and to strengthen medical debt collection consumer protections.
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Mismatched and Mistaken: How the Use of an Inaccurate Private Database Results in SSI Recipients Unjustly Losing Benefits
Potentially thousands of extremely low-income elderly and people with disabilities have had their Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits cut off erroneously, bringing many of them to the brink of homelessness. Lax matching standards in LexisNexis Accurint reports used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and a lack of independent investigations by SSA staff lead to improper…
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Decision on Motion to Dismiss in Pearson v. Hodgson
The court ALLOWS in part and DENIES in part Sheriff Hodgson’s Motion to Dismiss and Securus’s Motion to Dismiss.
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Defendant's Motions for Judgments on the Pleadings in Pearson v. Hodgson
Defendants’ Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings are ALLOWED, and Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Count I and Motion for Class Certification are DENIED.
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Mass. Bar Counsel v. Ruggiero, No. C4-18-253773: Petition for Discipline
This petition is brought pursuant to Rule 4:01, Section 8(3), of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court and Sections 3.13(a)(2) and 3.14 of the Rules of the Board of Bar Overseers.
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