Ken Baker v. G. C. Services Corporation

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• concluding that the plaintiff had standing to sue under the statute because a debt was erroneously attributed to him
• holding that the defense does not apply to legal errors
• stating that the FDCPA “is designed to protect consumers who have been victimized by unscrupulous debt collectors, regardless of whether a valid debt actually exists”
• noting that actual damages incurred under the FDCPA must be “caused by abusive debt collection practices.”
• stating that the evidence, which, at best, showed that the appellant had been mistaken about the law was insufficient to support the bona fide error defense under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. § 1692k(c) (1982))
• stating that the evidence, which, at best, showed that the appellant had been mistaken about the law was insufficient to support the bona fide error defense under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. § 1692k(c) (1982)

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