Taylor v. First Resolution Inv. Corp.

Consumer, an Ohio resident, defaulted on credit-card debt. Consumer was sued by the entities that purchased her debt in an effort to collect on the debt. Consumer counterclaimed, alleging violations of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act (OCSPA). The trial court entered judgment against Consumer. The Appellate Court reversed and remanded. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the underlying cause of action for default on the credit card in this case accrued in Delaware, the home state of the bank that issued the credit card and where Consumer’s payments were made; (2) Delaware’s statute of limitations determines whether the collection action was timely filed; (3) the filing of a time-barred collection action may form the basis of a violation under the FDCPA and the OSCPA; (4) a consumer can bring actionable claims under the FDCPA and the OSCPA based upon debt collectors’ representations made to courts in legal filings; and (5) debt buyers collecting on credit-card debt and their attorneys are subject to the OSCPA. View "Taylor v. First Resolution Inv. Corp." on Justia Law