Who Can Sue Under the FDCPA? Sixth Circuit Expands Standing
Author: Caren D. Enloe.
Source: Volume 29, Number 02, November/December 2015 , pp.13-18(6)
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Abstract:
In a recent decision, the Sixth Circuit expanded the notion of statutory standing under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by holding that the term “person” may include artificial entities. The case is significant in that it potentially opens the door to a new class of plaintiffs under a federal statutory scheme that was intended to protect individual consumers.Keywords: Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Anarion Investments LLC v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, debt collection; standing; Dictionary Act
Affiliations:
1: Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP.