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9th Cir. Reverses Trial Court Ruling in Favor of Defendant on FDCPA Claim Related to Bankruptcy Published on: 15 December 2020 at 12:00 p.m. ET Dec. 15, 2020, noon Dec. 15, 2020, 9:58 a.m. insideARM.com The iA Institute
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed an award of summary judgment in favor of a defendant debt collector against claims that it violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by attempting to collect a debt that was discharged in bankruptcy and no longer owed.
In so ruling, the Ninth Circuit concluded that its holding in