Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On February 27, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Ramirez v. TransUnion, LLC – a class action lawsuit claiming violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) – “held that the punitive damages award was excessive in violation of constitutional due…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 20, 2017, a federal jury in California awarded a record $60 million in statutory and punitive damages after finding that major credit reporting agency TransUnion allegedly violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when performing credit checks by confusing consumers with individuals found in the United States…
A case involving a consumer credit report used in an automobile purchase demonstrates the potential dangers of terrorist database searches commonly used by background firms. This appears to be the first case in the nation dealing with use of terrorist databases by credit bureaus under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and provides guidance…
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