Legal Opinion
Charles O. Sims and Sandra Adams v. Gc Services L.P., Dls Enterprises, Incorporated, and Gc Financial Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 26, 2006No. 05-1740PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Charles Sims and Sandra Adams brought suit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq. (1998) (“FDCPA”). They contend that the defendants intentionally overshadowed the required statutory notice to make it unnecessarily difficult to read and that the overshadowing and its effect are questions of fact for the jury. The district court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment. We affirm.
I. Background
Plaintiffs Charles Sims and Sandra Adams each received a dunning letter from defendant GC Services. The front side of each letter…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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