DeKOVEN v. PLAZA ASSOCIATES

Nos. 09-2016, 09-2249.

599 F.3d 578 (2010)

Doris DeKOVEN, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Plaza ASSOCIATES, Defendant-Appellee. Kent B. Kubert, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Aid Associates, doing business as Plaza Associates, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 17, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Philipps (argued), Philipps & Philipps, Palos Hills, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Christine Olson McTigue, David M. Schultz (argued), Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

In these two closely related class action suits under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-1692p, which we have consolidated for decision, the plaintiffs complain about dunning letters sent them by the well-known Plaza Associates debt-collection agency. In both cases the district court entered summary judgment in favor of Plaza after rejecting the survey evidence prepared by the plaintiffs' expert witness, Howard...

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