Legal Opinion
Heintz v. Jenkins
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 18, 1995No. 94-367PublishedCited by 658 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
The issue before us is whether the term “debt collector” in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 91 Stat. 874, 15 U. S. C. §§ 1692-1692o (1988 ed. and Supp. V), applies to a lawyer who “regularly,” through litigation, tries to collect consumer debts. The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that it does. We agree with the Seventh Circuit and we affirm its judgment.
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prohibits “debt collectorfs]” from making false or misleading representations and from engaging in various abusive and unfair practices. The Act says, for example, that a “debt…
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