Morante v. American General Financial Center
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Milagros and Glen Morante appeal the judgment as a matter of law granted after a jury returned a verdict in their favor in this debt collection practices case. Appel-lees American General Financial Center (AGFC) and Services Bureau of Indiana (SBI) cross-appeal the denial of their motion for attorney’s fees and partial denial of their motion for costs. Alternatively on cross-appeal AGFC challenges the jury’s award of exemplary damages. We vacate and remand.
BACKGROUND
This case originally involved claims under the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices…
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