A recent ruling by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by James Taylor against Freedom Mortgage Corporation and the law firm McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC. Taylor had claimed the defendants violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) in connection with…
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Court Sides with Medical Providers in Debt Collection Case
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Alex El Bachiri against Medicredit, Inc. and MD Now Medical Centers, Inc. The ruling centered on whether Bachiri had the legal right, or “standing,” to bring the case in federal court. The…