Debt collection — false letter, safe harbor provision

Posted February 13, 2018 12:47 PM

Where a debt collector included language in a dunning letter that referenced late and other charges that could not legally be imposed, they were not entitled to safe harbor under Miller.The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision by U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach, Eastern District of Wisconsin.Ryan Boucher and others are Wisconsin residents who incurred and defaulted on debts for medical services. Their creditors assigned their debts to Finance System of Green Bay Inc., a collection agency. In turn, …

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