Statutory Construction Blog

Seventh Circuit on Fair Debt Collections Act

"We have consolidated for decision four intertwined cases that present nine questions under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq., several of which have engendered considerable controversy at the circuit level and even some circuit splits." 

So begins an October 23 decision authored by Judge Posner, available here, and styled Every v. RJM Acquisitions Funding.  It's an interesting read - surely not the last word, however.

Tid Bits

The Snytzer case, below, was published at 66 Cal.Rptr.3d 633, 07 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 11,875.

Interesting WSJ Op-Ed on the surveillance statutes is here.

On an unrelated but far more important note, the California wild fires' impact on Southern California Lawyers is discussed here.