Legal Opinion
Joseph Bernal v. NRA Group, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 19, 2019No. 17-3629PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sykes, Circuit Judge.
*892 Joseph Bernal bought a monthly pass to Six Flags amusement parks. The contract said that if he fell behind on his payments, he would "be billed for any amounts that are due and owing plus any costs (including reasonable attorney's fees) incurred by [Six Flags] in attempting to collect amounts due." This case asks whether a debt collector's fee counts as a collection cost under that language. We hold that it does. The contract unambiguously permits Six Flags to recover any cost it incurs in collecting past-due payments, and that includes a standard collection fee.
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