The class-action cases, based on precedent from the 11th Circuit’s Hunstein ruling, were dismissed for lack of standing.
7/23/2021 14:30
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Judge Gary Brown dismissed several pending cases alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Friday.
The alleged violations originated from data provided from debt collectors to mailing vendors; however, Brown wrote in a memorandum that recent developments in the law, including the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, “suggest that plaintiffs in these cases lack standing and the court therefore has no jurisdiction over these matters.”
The dismissal of the cases is a sweeping and favorable result for the accounts receivable management (ARM) industry after hundreds of cases mimicking Hunstein v. Preferred Collection Services have surfaced in recent months.
“In each of the cases referenced herein, the court issued a show cause order directing that each plaintiff demonstrate standing and providing the plaintiff an opportunity to providing factual material and authority. In each case, the plaintiff has failed to demonstrate a concrete injury that would provide a basis for standing,” according to Brown.
Members may read the complete memorandum from Brown here and find more information on Hunstein through ACA’s Hunstein Resource Center.