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Definition of Consumer Debts

Reno v. Supportkids, Inc. - Court File No. 01-2331 (JNE/JSM) ___ F.Supp. ___ (April 13, 2004, D.Minn.) Child support not a debt covered under the FDCPA. This opinion also offers an excellent analysis of several other common law and Minnesota state law claims such as fraud, Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), Consumer Fraud Act, abuse of process, infliction of emotional distress, slander of title, defamation per se, negligence, and declaratory judgment.

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		Pete Barry has been asked to speak at the Oct. 2008 National Consumer Law Conference in Portland Oregon.

		Pete Barry was appeared on Fox News Los Angeles for a story on abusive debt collection.

		Pete Barry will speak to the National Association of Consumer Advocates and the NCLC FDCPA Conference on March 28, 2008.

		Pete Barry will speak to the Volunteer Attorneys Program in Duluth, Minnesota on October 19, 2007, on the topic of abusive collection practices.

		Pete Barry featured on ABC's 20/20 & Nightline for a story about abusive debt collection practices. Click here to see the segment in QuickTime format from January 19, 2007. (Watch the whole story here.)


		Pete Barry will speak at the Minnesota State Bar Association's "Military Legal Assistance Seminar" on September 11, 2007 in Minneapolis.

		Pete Barry will speak July 13, 2007 at the University of Gonzaga Law School in Spokane, Washington.

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