Utah District Court Finds Petition Clause Bars FDCPA Suit Brought Against Debt Buyer for Filing Collection Suit Without a License

Over the last several years, debt buyers have been subject to a steady stream of lawsuits (often filed as a class) in Utah wherein consumer attorneys have taken advantage of Utah’s vague licensing statute and pursued debt buyers with a vengeance. Despite the financial success consumer attorneys have found pursuing these matters, the party may be coming to an end as the result of an Order issued by Judge Howard Neilson in the case of Holmes v. Crown Asset Management, LLC case No 2:19-cv-00758 (Dist. Ct. Utah August 6, 2021)