Panico v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs. — civil — reversal — Restrepo

Applying Delaware statute-of-limitations law, the Third Circuit today reversed a grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants in a putative class-action suit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The main dispute on appeal involved whether the defendant sought to collect on debts after the statute of limitations on those debts had already run.

Joining Restrepo were Vanaskie and Krause. Arguing counsel were Philip Stern of Stern Thomasson for the plaintiff and David Anthony of Troutman Sanders for the debt collector.