Nineteen state creditor bar associations urged the Eleventh Circuit Tuesday to reverse its decision reviving a debtor's claim that a debt collector violated federal privacy laws by transmitting his personal information to a third-party mail vendor, saying such an interpretation would "functionally grind collection litigation to a halt."
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision based on Article III standing highlights the prevalence of the issue and likelihood the 11th Circuit will focus on standing as the Hunstein case proceeds to an en banc rehearing.
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ordered rehearing en banc in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc. Yesterday, the Eleventh.