Legal Opinion
Jerry L. Crabill v. Trans Union, L.L.C.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 30, 2001No. 00-2078PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Jerry Crabill appeals from the grant of summary judgment to a credit agency, Trans Union, the defendant in Crabill’s suit under Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1681t. The Act creates a federal remedy against a credit reporting agency that fails to follow “reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy” of the information contained in a consumer’s credit report. 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681e(b), 1681o, 1681n; Henson v. CSC Credit Services, 29 F.3d 280 (7th Cir.1994).
Jerry Crabill has a brother whose first name is John, and the similarity in names (including…
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