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DUNBAR v. KOHN LAW FIRM, S.C

Nos. 17-2134, 17-2165.

896 F.3d 762 (2018)

Amy DUNBAR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KOHN LAW FIRM, S.C, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Tammy Smith, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Company, LPA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 19, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Edelman , Francis R. Greene , Emiliya Farbstein , Attorneys EDELMAN COMBS LATTURNER & GOODWIN, LLC, Chicago, IL, Andrew T. Thomasson , Philip D. Stern , Attorneys STERN THOMASSON LLP, Springfield, NJ, for Plaintiff-Appellant AMY DUNBAR.

Daniel A. Edelman , Emiliya Farbstein , Attorneys, EDELMAN COMBS LATTURNER & GOODWIN, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant TAMMY SMITH.

David M. Schultz , Stephen R. Swofford , Attorneys, HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees KOHN LAW FIRM, S.C., MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT, INCORPORATED, ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INCORPORATED.

David M. Schultz , Attorney, HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee WELTMAN, WEINBERG & REIS COMPANY, LPA.

Before Sykes and Hamilton, Circuit Judges, and Lee, District Judge.

Amy Dunbar and Tammy Smith received collection letters offering to settle their debts at a significant discount. Both letters included the warning: "This settlement may have tax consequences." In separate suits Dunbar and Smith claimed that this statement is misleading in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...

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