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Briggs v. USA and Army and Air Force Exchange Service

Topic(s):	Class Actions Consumer Justice
Status:	open
Date Of Involvement:	11/14/2007

Related Documents:
Order Granting Class Certification (01/16/2009) Plaintiff's Opposition to Motion for Partial Dismissal (04/03/2008) Complaint (11/14/2007)
Related Press Releases:
11/14/2007
Description:
In this class action lawsuit, Public Citizen represents a nationwide class of soldiers and veterans who used credit cards issued by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, a quasi-government agency. AAFES’s credit cards are used by military personnel to buy uniforms and make other purchases at stores on military bases. The suit alleges that the soldiers and veterans were subjected to illegal collection practices arising out of AAFES’s use of administrative offset—a procedure whereby federal payments, such as social security, veterans’ benefits, and tax refunds are withheld to collect debt. AAFES used the procedure to collect olds debts, in violation of a strict time bar under federal law. The federal district court has certified a nationwide class and has ruled that AAFES’s practices violated federal law.

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