3rd Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Class Suit Over Unpaid Highway Tolls

Mealey's (August 16, 2018, 11:09 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 7 upheld the dismissal of a class complaint and ruled that unpaid highway tolls do not constitute the type of “debt” that could support a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), noting that the matter was one of first impression among the courts of appeals (Thomas E. St. Pierre v. Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc., Nos. 17-1731 and 17-1941, 3rd Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 21908)....