Legal Opinion
Kimber v. Federal Financial Corp.
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided August 18, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-T-023-EPublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
In this class-action lawsuit, plaintiff Cindy Ann Kimber charges defendant Federal Financial Corporation (FFC) with violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1692-1692o, in the following ways: by attempting to collect debts from her and other Alabama residents without first giving the debtors the notice required by the Act; and by threatening to sue, and suing, Kimber and others to collect on some of these debts even though, as far as FFC knew, it was not entitled to recover in the suits because the debts were stale.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Diane Jeter v. Credit Bureau, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by103 opinions
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