Another interesting excerpt from the Midland / Brent opinion:
In addition to clerical mistakes, the Sixth Circuit has also allowed the bona fide error defense for mistakes of law.
Jerman, 538 F.3d at 472-73. The debt collector in Jerman sent a letter that included the statement that a dispute of the debt must be made in writing. [...]
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