Filing a Proof of Claim for Debt That is Obviously Time-Barred Does Not Violate Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

The Supreme Court of the United States held today that the filing of a proof of claim that is obviously time barred is not a false, deceptive, misleading, unfair, or unconscionable debt collection practice within the meaning of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (the "FDCPA").

Filed under:
USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Bowles Rice LLP, Debt, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act 1977 (USA), Supreme Court of the United States, United States bankruptcy court
Authors:
Julia A. Chincheck , Daniel J. Cohn
Location:
USA
Firm:
Bowles Rice LLP