Thu.Oct 03, 2019

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SCOTUS Set to Decide whether FDCPA’s Statute of Limitations is Tolled by “Discovery Rule”

Consumer Financial Services Law

By: Zachary K. Dunn The FDCPA requires that any lawsuit must be brought, if at all, “within one year from the date on which the violation” of the act occurs. 15 U.S.C. § 1692k(d). The US Supreme Court will hear argument this month in Rotkiske v. Klemm to decide whether this statute of limitations is paused until a plaintiff discovers the basis for his or her lawsuit.