Lear v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2018
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Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1601 (§ 102 of the Truth in Lending Act) · 15 U.S.C. § 1692 (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) · 15 U.S.C. § 1692C (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act)
Relies on Oppenheim v. I.C. System, Inc. · Caceres v. McCalla Raymer, LLC · 826 F. Supp. 2d 1324 - Kelliher v. Target National Bank · John Pinson v. Albertelli Law Partners LLC
Most-quoted passages
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“should look to the language of the letters in question, specifically to statements that demand payment, discuss additional fees if payment is not tendered, and disclose that the [writer] was attempting to collect a debt and was acting as a debt collector.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the FCCPA is construed in accordance with the FDCPA.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.