Dentist may pursue infringement case over cribbed before-and-after smile photos, 11th Circuit says

Resolving tension between New York and federal law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that a debtor must show that a debt collector's alleged false representation was material for it to be a “false, deceptive, or misleading representation” in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act . In applying…