Legal Opinion
O'Rourke v. Palisades Acquisition Xvi, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 17, 2011No. 10-1376PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Michael O’Rourke had a large outstanding balance on his credit card. Over the years, the unpaid debt was sold to several debt collectors and finally to Palisades Acquisition XVI. It sought but failed to collect on the debt and eventually sued O’Rourke in state court. Attached to the complaint was an exhibit that closely resembled a credit card statement listing the balance he owed and placing Palisades in the place of the issuer. O’Rourke sued in federal court claiming that the attachment violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 (“the Act”).…
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