- Posted December 22, 2015
- Tweet This | Share on Facebook
High court to hear dispute over Ohio debt collection
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will decide whether a debt collector's use of official Ohio attorney general letterhead violated the federal fair debt collection law.
The justices recently said they will hear an appeal from state officials seeking to overturn a lower court decision that found the letterhead was deceptive.
At issue are the tactics of law firms hired by the attorney general's office to collect debts on behalf of the state agency.
Two women who received debt collection notices from the law firms sued, saying it was misleading to send notices on stationary that had the name of Attorney General Mike DeWine and the seal of his office on top.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the letterhead was a "deception" that could inappropriately influence consumers' decisions.
Published: Tue, Dec 22, 2015
headlines Oakland County
- Associations gather for Spring Fling
- Supreme Court denies rehearing request by attorneys sanctioned for meritless election lawsuit
- Law school conducts ‘Know Your Rights Day’ for high school students
- Oakland County household hazardous waste dropoff events promote environmental stewardship and safeguard communities
- Nessel testifies in support of BRITE Act
headlines National
- Incarceration series includes female inmates but doesn’t tell full story
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- Former DOJ official who alleged election fraud violated at least one ethics rule, ethics committee says
- Winston & Strawn will provide reduced-cost legal services for routine tasks under Winston Legal Solutions umbrella
- Should Justice Sotomayor retire? Chemerinsky, White House haven’t joined calls for her to step down
- Which BigLaw firms are increasing lateral associate hiring the most? One made legal headlines last year