Newsom v. Brock & Scott, PLLC

Mary T. Newsom v. Brock & Scott, PLLC, et al., No. 532, Sept. Term 2019. Opinion by Meredith, J. CONSUMER PROTECTION – MARYLAND CONSUMER DEBT COLLECTION ACT. The Maryland Consumer Debt Collection Act (the “MCDCA”), Maryland Code (2013 Repl. Vol., 2015 Supp.), Commercial Law Article (“CL”), provides in § 14-202(8): “In collecting or attempting to collect on an alleged debt a collector may not: … [c]laim, attempt, or threaten to enforce a right with knowledge that the right does not exist.” The Court of Appeals has rejected the distinction that some courts have drawn between “methods” of debt…