Judge Rules That Consumer's Debt Collection Claims Must Be Arbitrated

DETROIT - A consumer must argue her Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims before an arbitrator because those claims are covered by an arbitration clause in a credit card agreement, a federal judge in Michigan ruled March 25 (Tennie Green v. G. Reynolds Sims & Associates, No. 12-12488, E.D. Mich.; 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40882)....(read more)