District Court (Cal.) Says Medical Debt is “Consumer Credit Transaction” Under Rosenthal Act; that Bona Fide Error Must Be “Reasonable”; that FDCPA and Rosenthal Act Combine to Permit Three Penalties
In Hanrahan v. Statewide Collection, Inc., No. 19-cv-00157-MMC, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 242290 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 23, 2020), Judge Chesney granted partial summary judgment to a Rosenthal Act Plaintiff. She held that the bond fide error rule can apply to mistakes of fact, but not where the mistake occurred with respect to a well-publicized error made by the debt collector.… Read More