Legal Opinion
Zimmerman v. Cambridge Credit Counseling Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 31, 2005No. 04-2039PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
The Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA or the Act) creates a cause of action for consumers harmed by the un scrupulous business and advertising practices on the part of credit repair organizations. See 15 U.S.C. § 1679 et seq. But the Act does not permit lawsuits against “any nonprofit organization which is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3)” of the Internal Revenue Code. See 15 U.S.C. § 1679a(3)(B)(i). The question we face is whether an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determination that an entity is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) is sufficient to bring…
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