West Virginia Supreme Court· 12/14/1998

Chevy Chase Bank v. McCamant

Citations

512 S.E.2d 217
204 W. Va. 295
1998 W. Va. LEXIS 216

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citing, FMC Corp. v. Holliday, 498 U.S. 52, 111 S.Ct. 403, 112 L.Ed.2d 356 (1990)
citing, FMC Corp. v. Holliday, 498 U.S. 52, 111 S.Ct. 403, 112 L.Ed.2d 356 (1990)
declining to address whether a client can be held liable for the acts of its agent attorney
congressional intent “may be manifested by express language in a federal statute or implicit in the structure and purpose of the statute” (citation omitted)
“we find that the WVCCPA is not preempted by federal law from regulating the appellee’s debt collection practices.”
“[T]he [West Virginia Consumer Credit Protection Act] is not designed to regulate the practice of law____This Court’s exclusive authority to govern the practice of law is a constitutional mandate.”

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Judges: Stajrcher, McGraw

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