United States Sixth Circuit

In an action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claiming that Defendants falsely stated in state-court complaints that a certain document was a statement of Plaintiff's account, summary judgment for Defendants is reversed where there was an issue of material fact as to whether Defendants' representations were misleading or deceptive.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/30/2009
• Published 06/30/2009

Judges

• Before:  MOORE and WHITE, Circuit Judges;  OLIVER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Stephen R. Felson, Law Office, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants.  Michael D. Slodov, Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees.  Howard S. Scher, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Intervenor.   ON BRIEF:  Stephen R. Felson, Law Office, Cincinnati, Ohio, Steven C. Shane, Bellevue, Kentucky, for Appellants.   Michael D. Slodov, Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees.  Howard S. Scher, Michael S. Raab, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Intervenor.