STATE EX REL. KOSTER v. PROFESSIONAL DEBT MANAGEMENT, LLC

No. ED 95270.

351 S.W.3d 668 (2011)

STATE of Missouri, ex rel. Chris KOSTER, Attorney General, Appellant, v. PROFESSIONAL DEBT MANAGEMENT, LLC, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied May 24, 2011.

Application for Transfer Denied December 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris Koster , Attorney General, Debra K. Lumpkins , Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for Appellant.

Sean M. Sturdivan , Sanders Warren & Russell LLP, Overland Park, KS, for Respondent.


KURT S. ODENWALD, Judge.

Introduction

The State of Missouri, through the attorney general (State), appeals from the circuit court's dismissal of its action alleging violations of Missouri's Merchandising Practices Act (MPA) by Professional Debt Management, LLC, (PDM). The circuit court granted PDM's motion to dismiss on the grounds that the MPA does not apply to the collection of debts. Because the alleged acts of deception and unfair practices were...

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