Judge: Suit Alleging Unlawful Debt Collection Barred By Tribe’s Immunity

Mealey's (November 7, 2016, 2:45 PM EST) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — A payday lending customer cannot pursue a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) violation claim against a company incorporated by a Native American tribe because the company is shielded by the tribe’s sovereign immunity, an Oklahoma federal judge ruled Nov. 3 (Keith Finn v. Great Plains Lending, LLC, No. 16-415, W.D. Okla.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152380)....