Legal Opinion
Raul Avila, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Albert G. Rubin and Van Ru Credit Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 1996No. 95-2881, 95-2895, 95-3905 and 95-3978PublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Can a person, licensed to practice law, be in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq., for sending dunning collection letters that purport to be from an “attorney”? This is one of two interesting questions we address today in this case involving Raul Avila (and a class of similarly situated persons), the Van Ru Credit Corporation, and Albert G. Rubin, an attorney-at-law from Skokie, Illinois. As Joe Friday would say, let’s get to the facts. We will, but unlike Sergeant Friday, it won’t be “just the facts” as, we’ll…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Christ Clomon v. Philip D. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Abbott Laboratories v. Mead Johnson & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Jeffrey L. Gammon, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Gc Services Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
3Cited by200 opinions
- Gonzalez v. KayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Michael Durkin and Loretta Reed, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Equifax Check Services, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Mace v. Van Ru Credit Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Curtis Bartlett v. John A. Heibl and John A. Heibl, Attorney at LawCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- April McMillan v. Collection Professionals, Incorporated, an Illinois CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
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