Collector - October 2016 - 42 IAP ACA's Industry Advancement Program Aids Eleventh Circuit Win for Member Company The court of appeals affirmed the district court's decision, holding that a debt is not covered by the FDCPA if it doesn't arise out of a consensual consumer transaction. By Karen Scheibe Eliason O n July 28, 2016, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 in favor of the credit and collection industry in the case of Parham v. Seattle Service Bureau, Inc., No. 16-11164, 2016 WL 4039665 (11th Cir. July 28, 2016). ACA International assisted in successfully defeating the plaintiff 's appeal in Parham by filing an amicus brief supporting its member's defense. The issue on appeal was whether a claim by a debt collector against an individual 42 for an obligation that the individual denies (or characterizes as "nonexistent") qualifies as a consumer debt under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, even if the obligation does not otherwise satisfy the statutory definition that it arise out of a consensual consumer transaction. In Parham, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision that the plaintiff 's complaint failed to state a claim under either the FDCPA or the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act because the alleged debt the collection agency sought to collect did not arise from a consensual "consumer" transaction but, instead, arose from the negligent conduct of the plaintiff 's sister in an automobile accident. In doing so, the appellate court ruled that the FDCPA and FCCPA have limited application to consumer debts and, therefore, do not apply to debt collectors seeking to collect alleged tort debts. 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