April 16, 2014
The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday heard an Indiana man's bid to revive his suit seeking damages from a medical debt collector, reconsidering en banc a prior decision that critics say allows debt collectors to forum-shop and win defaults by forcing consumers to appear in distant or unfriendly venues.
October 31, 2013
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday upheld the dismissal of an Indiana man's suit seeking damages from a medical debt collector, finding the state's township courts didn't constitute judicial districts for the purposes of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.