Afternoon Briefs: Dentons merges with another firm; dad can’t be banned from procreating, court rules

Should a law firm pursuing foreclosure on behalf of a mortgagee be considered a debt collector? That is a question at issue in a Rhode Island federal court case, in which borrower Lloyd Amesbury filed a class action lawsuit alleging Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violations against a firm retained to initiate foreclosure on his…