Legal Opinion
Deborah Walton v. EOS CCA
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 21, 2018No. 17-3040PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barrett, Circuit Judge.
Deborah Walton sued EOS CCA, a debt collector, under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Walton argues that EOS violated the former by failing to contact the creditor directly to "obtain[ ] verification" of her debt and the latter by failing to investigate disputed information. The district court concluded that EOS had discharged its obligation under both statutes and entered summary judgment for EOS. We affirm the district court's judgment.
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