Opinion ID: 180506
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Heading: Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act

Text: The FCCPA definition of debt is identical to that found in the FDCPA. Compare Fla. Stat. § 559.55(1) with 15 U.S.C. § 1692a(5). Furthermore, the FCCPA specifies that, in construing its provisions, due consideration and great weight shall be given to the interpretations of the Federal Trade Commission and the federal courts relating to the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Fla. Stat. § 559.77(5). On appeal, I.C. System does not contend that Oppenheim's FDCPA claim should be treated differently from his FCCPA claim. Since the district court did not err in denying I.C. System summary judgment on Oppenheim's FDCPA claim, the court also correctly denied I.C. System summary judgment on Oppenheim's FCCPA claim.