Legal Opinion
St. Pierre v. Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 7, 2018No. 17-1731 & 17-1941PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAUSE, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal following the District Court's dismissal of Appellant Thomas E. St. Pierre's class action complaint, we consider a matter of first impression among the Courts of Appeals: whether unpaid highway tolls constitute the type of "debt" that could support a consumer claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Because we conclude they do not, we will affirm.
I. Background 1
A. Factual Background
St. Pierre is a New Jersey resident and the registered owner of a car that he sometimes drives on New Jersey highways.
On those occasions, he is subject to New…
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