6th Circuit Court Rules on Jurisdiction in Michigan Wage Garnishment Case
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a federal district court has jurisdiction over a law firm that garnished the wages of a Michigan resident. The case involves a plaintiff whose wages were garnished by the law firm Robinson, Hoover & Fudge, PLLC, after a default judgment was entered against him in Oklahoma. The plaintiff, who had moved to Michigan, alleged that the firm violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Michigan Regulation of Collection Practices Act by not domesticating the Oklahoma judgment in Michigan. The court found that the firm had purposefully directed its actions at the plaintiff in Michigan, thus allowing Michigan to exercise personal jurisdiction over the firm. 
