Supremes Will Address Whether Proofs Of Claim For Time-Barred Debts Violate The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

LexisNexis ( December 26, 2016, 3:20 PM EST) -- This term, the United States Supreme Court takes up the issue of whether a “debt collector” who files a proof of claim based on a debt that may no longer be enforced because of applicable statutes of limitation violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). ...