Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. Union Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 30, 1998No. 96 C 3440PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CASTILLO, District Judge.
In this putative class action, 1 plaintiffs Javon Jenkins and David Terrafino allege that defendant Union Corporation and its subsidiary, Transworld Systems, Inc., violated numerous provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA” or “Act”) and the Illinois Collection Agency Act (“Illinois Act”). The three-count complaint stems from a series of form debt collection letters that the defendants sent on behalf of their creditor-clients.
The complaint claims that defendants violated the Act in four ways: 1) the letters contained…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- William C. Lewis v. Acb Business Services, Inc., (96-3093/3498), American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. James P. Connors, (96-3498)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Heublein, Inc. And Subsidiaries v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Donna M. Russell v. Equifax A.R.S., and Cbi CollectionsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- Gervais v. Riddle & Associates, P.C.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2007
- Hartman v. Meridian Financial Services, Inc.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2002
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