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· 4/19/2017

Commonwealth v. Solomon, M.

How courts have described this case

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  • providing payment “must be received by our office no later than 5/21/2015”
  • “[C]ourts generally have recognized that the FDCPA does not impose a bright-line rule prohibiting debt collectors from attempting to collect on time-barred debt.”
  • whether a representation made in the course of debt collection is deceptive “generally is a question of fact”
  • “[W]e reject Plaintiff’s claim that the general practice of attempting to collect on time-barred debt is per se unfair or unconscionable in violation of 1692f of the FDCPA.”
  • “There is no question that these provisions [of 15 U.S.C. § 1692e] prohibit a debt violation supports a claim for relief. See Tourgeman v. Collins Fin. Servs., Inc., 755 F.3d 1109, 1125 & n.14 (9th Cir. 2014
  • offer to “resolve” consumer’s time-barred debt, combined with deadline to accept reduced-payment offer and warning that offer might not be renewed, could mislead unsophisticated consumer regarding the legal status of the debt

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