Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Doyle v. Frederick J. Hanna & Associates, P.C.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 7, 2010No. S10A0397PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Presiding Justice.
Joseph B. Doyle is the Administrator of the Fair Business Practices Act of 1975 (FBPA), OCGA § 10-1-390 et seq., which he enforces through the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA). After receiving complaints alleging abusive debt collection practices, the Administrator issued an investigative demand to Frederick J. Hanna & Associates, EC. (Appellee), which is a law firm that seeks to *290collect debts on behalf of creditors.
When Appellee refused to comply with the demand, Appellant State of Georgia ex rel. Doyle filed an application for an order compelling…
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- Reid v. AyersCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
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