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• ACA Conducts Agency Benchmarking Survey
  U.S. collection agency members are invited to participate.
  
• Clarification Regarding the FCC’s Final Rule for the TCPA
  Debt collectors must continue to obtain prior express consent to call a consumer’s wireless number when using an autodialer or prerecorded message.
  
• American Profit Recovery Announces Charitable Giving Totals for 2011
  ACA International member donated more than $30,000 and 300 employee hours to charity last year.
  
• Columbia Ultimate Announces New Compliance Officer
  ACA International affiliate member welcomes Joshua Schreiner, Esq.
  
• U.S. Supreme Court Decides Mims v. Arrow Financial Services
  The U.S. Supreme Court held federal and state courts have TCPA jurisdiction.
  
• U.S. Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Lesher
  The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in an appellate decision that found a law firm’s use of a disclaimer did not shield it from claims of lack of meaningful attorney involvement.
  
• Third Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Class Action Based on Lack of Standing
  Class action dismissed for plaintiffs who were unable to demonstrate an injury-in-fact.
  
• Rule 68 Offer Did Not Moot Case
  A rejected conditional Rule 68 offer of judgment for actual damages does not moot a case if the plaintiff did not initially quantify a specific amount of damages.
  
• Fees Cannot be Awarded for Court-Ordered Mediation
  Mediation fees are not costs taxable under 28 U.S.C. § 1920.
  
• Debt Collector’s Testimony Failed to Establish Proper Evidence of Chain of Title on Purchased Debt
  The Missouri Supreme Court found a debt collector’s testimony regarding records of a previous owner of the debt failed to qualify for the business records exception to hearsay.
  
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