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Eleventh Circuit: No Express Threat Required

By Steven C. Corhern on April 15, 2019
Posted in Consumer Protection, Debt Collection

When attempting to collect time-barred debts, law firms often send standard letters which merely omit an express threat to sue. Earlier this month, the Eleventh Circuit held a least sophisticated consumer might view such a letter as an implicit threat to sue and, therefore, the letter might violate the FDCPA. The Court reasoned it would…

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