Legal Opinion
Timothy McLaughlin v. Phelan Hallinan & Schmieg
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 26, 2014No. 13-2015, 13-3679, 13-3712PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SHWARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Timothy McLaughlin had a mortgage. As a result of an error, the mortgage company believed that he was in default and referred the matter to the law firm Phelan Hallinan & Shmieg, LLP, whose lawyers include Lawrence T. Phelan, Francis S. Hallinan, Daniel G. Schmieg, and Rosemarie Diamond (collectively “PHS”). PHS sent McLaughlin a letter about the debt that he claims violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq. The District Court dismissed certain claims because McLaughlin did not ask PHS to validate the debt…
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