137 S. Ct. 1718 (2017) Cited 513 times 24 Legal Analyses
Holding that "individuals and entities who regularly purchase debts originated by someone else and then seek to collect those debts for their own account" are not debt collectors under the FDCPA even if the purchased debt was already in default
466 U.S. 485 (1984) Cited 1,618 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that the clear-error standard "does not inhibit an appellate court's power to correct errors of law, including ... a finding of fact that is predicated on a misunderstanding of the governing rule of law"
517 U.S. 793 (1996) Cited 511 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding application of preclusion violated due process where there were neither special procedures to protect nonparties' interests or an understanding by the initial plaintiffs that their suit was brought in representative capacity