Legal Opinion
Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich, L.P.A.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 21, 2010No. 08-1200PublishedCited by 446 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sotqmayor
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA or Act) imposes civil liability on “debt collector[s]” for certain prohibited debt collection practices. Section 813(c) of the Act, 15 U. S. C. § 1692k(c), provides that a debt collector is not liable in an action brought under the Act if she can show “the violation was not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to avoid any such error.” This case pre*577sents the question whether the “bona fide error” defense in § 1692k(c) applies to a violation resulting from a debt…
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