SHULA v. LAWENT

No. 03-3194.

359 F.3d 489 (2004)

James A. SHULA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul D. LAWENT and J.V.D.B. Associates, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 26, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Hilicki (argued), Beeler, Schad & Diamond, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Paul D. Lawent (argued), pro se, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq., forbids a debt collector (which the corporate defendant and its lawyer, the individual defendant, are conceded to be) to collect any amount of money "(including any interest, fee, charge, or expense incidental to the principal obligation) unless such amount is expressly authorized by the agreement creating the debt or permitted by law." § 1692f(1). The defendants...

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