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Reese v. Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, LLP

11th CircuitMay 1, 2012No. 10-14366Cited 225 times

Case Details

Judge(s)
Dubina, Carnes, Forrester
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
appeal
Circuit
11th Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Wage Theft

Outcome

The district court's dismissal of the FDCPA complaint was affirmed. The Eleventh Circuit held that the law firm was not a 'debt collector' under the FDCPA because it was enforcing a security interest (mortgage) rather than collecting a debt, and therefore the firm's letter was not subject to FDCPA restrictions.

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