9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Creditor Can Not Claim Mistake Defense Without Precautions

by Kent Anderson, Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney

When a debt collector tried to collect an unjustified legal fee from a tenant and was caught in the act, it claimed it had made a bona fide error in defense. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in Reichert v. National Credit Systems, Inc., just recently upheld the federal district court in denying use of [...]