Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Supreme Court Grants Cert on FDCPA Case

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTCYxz_kOIBl8nzJKwaqTl7qxOJFUfNwximv5uU7oD5ITKOMRNBThe Supreme Court today granted certiorari in the case of Midland Funding, LLC. v. Johnson, No. 16-348, in which the Eleventh Circuit found that not only does a proof of claim on a time-barred debt violate the FDCPA, but the FDCPA claim is not in conflict with, nor is it precluded by, the Bankruptcy Code.