Legal Opinion
Brown v. Card Service Center
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 29, 2006No. 05-4160PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FUENTES, Circuit Judge.
Seeking to recover what it considered a bad debt, Card Service Center sent Elizabeth Brown a collection letter telling her that unless she made arrangements to pay within five days, the matter “could” result in referral of the account to an attorney and “could” result in “a legal suit being filed.” Brown sued, claiming that because Card Service Center had no intention of referring her account to an attorney and no intention of filing a law suit, the letter violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act’s ban on false, misleading or deceptive communications. The…
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