Frankfort v. Metropolis Technologies

Podcast: Swear on the Stand · Daniel W. Swear

Opublikowano: 2026-10-05

In Frankfort v. Metropolis Technologies, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed a lower court's dismissal of a class-action lawsuit filed by drivers Curtis Goodban and Todd Frankfort against parking technology company Metropolis Technologies. The plaintiffs claimed that Metropolis violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) through an alleged scheme of issuing exorbitant Violation Fines for unpaid parking charges. Although the district court wrongly based its dismissal on a statutory exception for debt originators without confirming that Metropolis collected debts for third parties, the appellate court affirmed the dismissal on alternative grounds. The appellate panel determined that Metropolis...