Legal Opinion
Janet McMurray v. ProCollect, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 17, 2012No. 11-10291PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:
An individual owing a debt sued a debt collection agency. The suit alleged the agency’s debt-collection letter violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by contradicting and overshadowing the statutory notices in the letter. The district court concluded that the letter did not violate the statute. We AFFIRM.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In September 2009, ProCollect, a debt collector, mailed a letter to Janet McMurray, attempting to collect $716.41 that she allegedly owed Highland Oaks Apartments. After the opening salutation, the letter states, in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Jacobson v. Healthcare Financial Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- Taylor v. Perrin, Landry, deLaunay & DurandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Michael Desantis, as Next Friend of John B. Desantis, Sr. v. Computer Credit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Goswami v. American Collections Enterprise, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
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- Roxanne Daugherty v. Convergent Outsourcing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
- McDermott v. Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
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