Legal Opinion
Brian Bauman v. Bank of America
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 23, 2015No. 15-3106PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BELL, District Judge.
Did Defendants who failed to bring a debt collection action as a counterclaim to a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit waive their ability to collect on the debt in the future? That is the question presented in the latest round of litigation between Plaintiffs-Appellants Brian and Cynthia Bauman and Defendants-Appel-lees Bank of America, N.A., Hudson City Savings Bank, and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. The district court answered no. For the reasons that follow, we agree and affirm.
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In August 2004, Brian and Cynthia Bau-man purchased…
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