Legal Opinion
Robel Afewerki v. Anaya Law Group
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 18, 2017No. 15-56510PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:
The federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq., prohibits debt collectors from making false statements when attempting to collect debts from consumers. 15 U.S.C. § 1692e. Not all false statements are actionable, however. To constitute a violation of the FDCPA, a false statement must be “material.” Donohue v. Quick Collect, Inc., 592 F.3d 1027, 1033 (9th Cir. 2010).
What makes a false statement material or immaterial in the debt collection world? Material false statements, we have held, are those that could “cause the least…
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- Donohue v. Quick Collect, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
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