Legal Opinion
United States v. National Financial Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1996No. 95-2796PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge ERVIN wrote the opinion, in which Judge RUSSELL and Judge NORTON joined.
OPINION
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
National Financial Services, Inc. (NFS), Robert J. Smith, and N. Frank Lanoeha are debt collectors who, primarily on behalf of companies selling magazine subscriptions, send out computer-generated dunning letters en masse. They appeal the imposition of civil penalties for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq., and the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 45(m) and 53(b). The appellants object,…
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