Legal Opinion

Dina Klein v. Credico Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 22, 2019No. 18-2776PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Credico, Inc., which is licensed and does business in Minnesota as Credit Collections Bureau, sent Dina Klein a debt collection letter under the business name "Credit Collections Bureau" in March 2017. Klein filed a lawsuit, arguing that the content of the letter violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"). 15 U.S.C. § 1692 . The district court 1 granted Credico's motion to dismiss, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), and Klein appeals. We affirm.

Credico's letter included the words "CREDIT-COLLECTIONS-BUREAU" in the top right corner. Several lines below the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. David Peters, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. General Service Bureau, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  3. Paul Hill v. Accounts Receivable ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  4. Andrew Carlson v. First Revenue AssuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
  5. Keating v. Nebraska Public Power DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009

3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. Cone v. Townsend, Tomaio, & Newmark, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2021
  4. Hekel v. Hunter Warfield, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2023
  5. Ivy v. Jacobs & WashingtonDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2024

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