Legal Opinion

Nathaniel Richmond, Stephanie Richmond v. Nicholas G. Higgins, Doing Business as Nicholas G. Higgins & Associates

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 2, 2006No. 05-1206PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Nathaniel Richmond and his wife, Stephanie Richmond, brought this action against Nicholas Higgins, d/b/a/ Nicholas G. Higgins & Associates (Higgins), a debt collection agency, wholly owned by Nicholas Higgins. Richmond alleged that Higgins violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by misstating, in communications with Richmond’s attorney, the amount Richmond owed for treatment he received at Barnes Jewish Hospital (BJH). The district court 1 granted Higgins summary judgment based on its conclusion that the FDCPA’s prohibition of false statements in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Laura Kropelnicki, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Hal Siegel, Linda Strumpf, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
  2. Theodis BROWN, Appellant, v. ST. LOUIS POLICE DEPARTMENT OF the CITY OF ST. LOUIS, Et Al., AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  3. David Peters, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. General Service Bureau, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  4. Stanley D. Dowd and Richard Brown, Jr. v. United Steelworkers of America, Local No. 286Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  5. Tromba v. M.R.S. Associates, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2004

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3Cited by29 opinions

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  4. MSK EyEs Ltd. v. Wells Fargo Bank, National Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. Travis Volden, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Innovative Financial Systems, Inc., Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006

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