Legal Opinion
Bentrud v. Bowman, Heintz, Boscia & Vician, P.C.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 27, 2015No. 14-2384PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Grant E. Bentrud owes Capital One Bank, N.A. (“Capital One”), money— $10,955.20 to be exact. He amassed that debt on his credit card, and he does not dispute it here. Bentrud’s dispute instead concerns the manner in which Capital One’s lawyers attempted to collect the debt. The way he sees it, Bowman, Heintz, Boscia & Vician, P.C. (“Bowman Heintz”), an Indiana law firm specializing in debt collection, committed multiple violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) during their collection efforts.
To remedy those alleged violations, Ben-trud commenced this…
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