Legal Opinion
James A. Shula v. Paul D. Lawent and J.V.D.B. Associates, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 26, 2004No. 03-3194PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq., forbids a debt collector (which the corporate defendant and its lawyer, the individual defendant, are conceded to be) to collect any amount of money “(including any interest, fee, charge, or expense incidental to the principal obligation) unless such amount is expressly authorized by the agreement creating the debt or permitted by law.” § 1692f(l). The defendants are accused by the plaintiff, James Shula, of violating not only that section but also section 1692e, which forbids the use of…
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