Representation in an FDCPA class action. Barred plaintiffs' expert witness, and then obtained summary judgment in favor of defendant based on plaintiffs' failure to meet evidentiary burden to show consumer confusion. Durkin v. Certegy Check Services, Inc., 406 F.3d 410 (7th Cir. 2005)
Representation of attorney-debt collector bringing Declaratory Judgment Act claim establishing no FDCPA "overshadowing" violation; tried consumer's remaining counter-claims to a defense verdict and obtained $26,000 in sanctions against plaintiff's attorneys. Riddle & Associates, P.C. v. Kelly, 414 F.3d 832 (7th Cir. 2005).
Settlement offer letters did not violate FDCPA; rejecting Goswami. Headen v. Asset Acceptance LLC, 383 F.Supp.2d 1097 (S.D. Ind. 2005)
Affirmation of dismissal of “junk e-mail” class action alleging violations of Illinois Consumer Fraud Act) Rydel v. Comtrad, et al., Case No. 03-1878 (Illinois Court of Appeals, 1st Dist. December 29, 2004)
Defense of interlocutory appeal brought by intervenors who objected to preliminary approval of proposed FDCPA class action settlement. Liles v. American Corrective Counseling Services, Inc., 350 F.3d 742 (8th Cir. 2003)
Affirmation of summary judgment for debt buyer on grounds that debt buyer was not a "creditor" nor a "card issuer" within the meaning of TILA and not obligated to send monthly statements to debtor. Neff v. Capital Acquisitions and Management Company, Inc., 238 F.Supp.2d 986 (N.D.Ill. 2002), aff'd 352 F.3d 1118 (7th Cir. 2003)
Representation in reverse of class certification order and holding that there is no private cause of action for injunctive relief under FCRA. Washington v. CSC Credit Services, Inc., 193 F.3d 263 (5th Cir. 2000)
Representation in first decision to address standard of review on Rule 23(f) interlocutory appeals from class certification orders. Blair v. Equifax Check Services, Inc., 181 F.3d 832 (7th Cir. 1999)
Established right to collect service charges on bad checks as a form of incidental damages under UCC. Tuttle v. Equifax Check Services, Inc., 190 F.3d 9 (2nd Cir. 1999)