Legal Opinion
Miller v. Javitch, Block & Rathbone
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 6, 2009No. 08-3336PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J., joined by Edmunds, D.J.,
COLE, J. (pp. 597-601), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
COOK, Circuit Judge.
Peggy Miller filed a putative class action against law firm Javitch, Block & Rath-bone and two of its agents (collectively, “JBR”) under the Fair Debt Collection Protection Act (“FDCPA”). 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692e et seq. Miller contends that JBR violated the FDCPA by using false, deceptive, and misleading language in a debt-collection complaint. The district court first granted judgment on the pleadings on the falsity claim, and then entered summary judgment in favor of JBR as to the remaining claims. Miller…
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