Legal Opinion
Ann L. Nielsen v. David D. Dickerson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 9, 2002No. 00-2780, 00-2781PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
After receiving a letter from attorney David D. Dickerson advising her that the balance on her GM credit card account was past due, plaintiff Ann L. Nielsen filed a class action suit against Dickerson and others pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq. Nielsen asserted that Dickerson’s letter, which was sent to thousands of delinquent creditors like her, falsely suggested that an attorney had become actively involved in GM’s debt collection efforts, when in fact Dickerson had done little more than lend his name…
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