AFSA asks Supreme Court to Take Up Due Process Case
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AFSA joined with other trade associations in asking the Supreme Court to take up a due process case. Ally Financial Inc. v. Alberta Haskins, et al. raises an important question – whether, in a class action, the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment permits a court to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over the defendant with respect to all class members’ claims, even though some of the class members are in different locations.
The petition stated that if the Supreme Court does not correct the lower court’s holding, it would cause substantial harm to businesses and to the judicial system. “It would enable plaintiffs to make an end-run around the Due Process Clause by bringing nationwide class actions anywhere they could find one plaintiff with the requisite connection to the forum. That, in turn, would eliminate the predictability that due process affords corporate defendants to allow them to structure their primary conduct. It also would allow the forum State to decide claims over which it has little legitimate interest, to the detriment of other States’ interests.”
AFSA joined with other trade associations in asking the Supreme Court to take up a due process case. Ally Financial Inc. v. Alberta Haskins, et al. raises an important question – whether, in a class action, the due process clause of the Fourteenth… Read the rest
This week AFSA joined other trade groups in urging Congressional leaders to pass legislation that would streamline the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness process. The PPP provided millions of small businesses with much-needed… Read the rest
Register today for AFSA’s virtual conference, which opens Tuesday, October 6th and runs through Thursday, October 8th. Each day’s sessions run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET, and feature compelling keynotes, informative and interactive breakout… Read the rest
Join “lightning round” conversations on a range of topics that the consumer credit industry is facing. Each virtual roundtable is live and allows for video or audio discussions with presenters.
What should you be aware of and be planning for as markets begin to shift, and we begin to emerge in a post-pandemic world? PointPredictive’s Frank McKenna, Chief Fraud Strategist, defi’s Charles Sutherland, Chief Strategy Officer, and Earl… Read the rest
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation this week approved S. 4159 – the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN Modernization Act), on a party-line vote, 14-12.
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Register today for AFSA’s virtual conference, which opens Tuesday, October 6th and runs through Thursday, October 8th. Each day’s sessions run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET, and … Read the rest
Today, the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) and a coalition of trade associations filed an amicus brief requesting that the Supreme Court clarify how businesses can communicate with their customers.
The 2020 AFSA Annual Meeting & Independents Conference & Expo isn’t until October, but we need you to register soon! If you want to ensure you get all the great goodies and giveaways we have planned, register by Monday, September… Read the rest
