When a Debt Collection Call to a Third Party is Not a “Communication”
A debt-collection agency called a consumer's business and left a message in the business's general mail box asking for someone in the payroll department to call. The consumer sued. The court ruled that because the voicemail message did not imply the existence of a debt, it was not a "communication" as defined by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [10/28/15]