Legal Opinion
French v. Corporate Receivables, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 7, 2007No. 06-1533PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
David and Tammy French sued Corporate Receivables, Inc. and its employee, Eric Turner, under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq., and Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A, challenging Corporate Receivables’ and Turner’s abusive collection practices in an effort to collect monies that David French owed on a motorcycle. Prior to trial, the defendants made two offers of judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 68, which the Frenches rejected. The first offer was for $2,500 and the second offer was for $3,900.
The Frenches’ FDCPA claim was ultimately tried before a…
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