United States Fifth Circuit

The district court's determination, that plaintiff's obligation to pay for reimbursement of benefits paid by defendant as plaintiff's group health insurer do not qualify as a "debt" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, is reversed. (Revised opinion)

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/01/2002
• Published 11/07/2002

Judges

• CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:, Before DAVIS, EMILIO M. GARZA and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• George Davidson Fagan (argued), Leake & Andersson, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Errol John King, Jr. (argued), Juston M. O'Brien, Emily B. Grey, McGlinchey Stafford, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.