B-Real, LLC v. Chaussee (In Re Chaussee)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAPPAS, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In this appeal, the Panel is called upon to decide an issue of first impression in our circuit: whether the act of filing a proof of claim in a bankruptcy case may, alone, subject the claimant to liability for violation of state and federal fair debt collection laws.
The appellee, chapter 13 2 debtor Dawn Chaussee (“Debtor”), commenced an adversary proceeding alleging that appellant B-Real, LLC (“B-Real”) violated the Washington Consumer Protection Act, Wash. Rev.Code § 19.86, et seq. (West 2008) (“CPA”) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act,…
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