Federal Judiciary

Merits Brief in Jerman v. Carlisle

By Akin Gump Supreme Court Practice Group

Today Howe & Russell filed the petitioner’s brief in Jerman v. Carlisle, No. 08-1200.  The petitioner’s brief is here.  The question in the case is whether the so-called “bona fide error” defense of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act applies to mistakes of law.  Howe & Russell represents the petitioner, along with the Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Stephen Felson and Edward Icove.

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on September 21, 2009 (boomark / email).