Legal Opinion
Kevin Miller v. McCalla Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols, and Clark, L.L.C., and Echevarria, McCalla Raymer, Barrett, and Frappier
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 2000No. 99-3263PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
This is a suit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq., against two related law firms engaged in debt collection. The plaintiff (the debt- or) claims that the defendants violated the Act by failing to state “the amount of the debt” in the dunning letter of which he complains. See § 1692g(a)(l). They reply that they did state the amount and that anyway the letter is outside the scope of the Act because they were trying to collect a business debt rather than a consumer debt, and the Act is limited to the collection of consumer debts. §…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Karen L. Keele, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Norman Paul Wexler, Mitchell Wexler and Wexler and WexlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Carolyn Herzberger v. Standard Insurance Company, Beverly A. Johnson v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Curtis Bartlett v. John A. Heibl and John A. Heibl, Attorney at LawCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Lori Pettit v. Retrieval Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc., and Russell FuchsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- James Papa v. Katy Industries, Inc. And Walsh Press Company, Inc., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Gjhsrt, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by144 opinions
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- Evory v. RJM ACQUISITIONS FUNDING LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
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