6th Circuit: Hospital authorization forms were written contracts
By EsqSocial Corporation 24/12/24
On December 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a collection agency did not violate the FDCPA by collecting medical debts within the state’s statute of limitations. The court found the debts were based on written contracts, subject to a 15-year statute of limitations under Kentucky law, rather than the 5-year limit for oral contracts....
By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP