Legal Opinion
Kelley v. Med-1 Solutions, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 25, 2008No. 08-1392PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Med-1 Solutions, LLC (“Med-1”) is a debt-collector that filed lawsuits in Indiana state small claims court to collect hospital charges owed by debtors to its client, St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc. (“St.Vincent”). Med-1 filed these suits in its own name. Med-1 demanded and received attorney fees in these proceedings. Debtors then sued in federal district court, contending that Med-1, its owner, and its in-house lawyers violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) when they demanded attorney fees in the small claims proceedings. The district court dismissed…
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