Vicarious liability became a bit of a hot topic within the context of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases recently following a District Court ruling that held a debt buyer liable for the actions of a debt collector working its accounts, but a District Court judge in Alabama has now …
Read More »Judge Holds Debt Buyer Liable for Actions of Collector in Partially Granting Plaintiff’s MSJ in FDCPA Case
On remand from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a District Court judge in Oregon has partially granted a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that a debt buyer who places accounts with a debt collector can be held vicariously liable for the actions of the debt collector, because the …
Read More »Appeals Court Upholds MSJ For Defendant in FDCPA Vicarious Liability Case
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant that was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act because of alleged misrepresentations made by another entity that was collecting on the defendant’s behalf. …
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