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The Supreme Court Rules that the Bona Fide Error Defense does NOT apply to mistakes of law

Gary Nitzkin April 22nd, 2010 Comments Off on The Supreme Court Rules that the Bona Fide Error Defense does NOT apply to mistakes of law

The Supreme Court ruled today, in a 7-2 ruling in JERMAN v. CARLISLE, McNELLIE, RINI, KRAMER & ULRICH LPA. held that the Bona Fide Error Defense (“BFE”) in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) does not apply to mistakes of law.