Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Shamrock Financial Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 20, 2007No. Civil Action 06-11828-RGSPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
STEARNS, District Judge.
This case involves one of those annoyances of the modern consumer culture— the seemingly endless stream of mail from hawkers of credit. For the most part, there is little that a recipient can do, unless, as plaintiff Brian Dixon alleges, the mailer— in this case, the defendant Shamrock Financial Corporation (Shamrock) — violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681-1681x. The FCRA forbids a lender from making unauthorized use of information gleaned from a consumer credit report to solicit a loan.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- William R. Gooley v. Mobil Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Gilbert Roeder, Etc. v. Alpha Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Berner v. DelahantyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Kennedy v. Chase Manhattan Bank USA, NACourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Sullivan v. Greenwood Credit UnionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- King v. United States (In Re King)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2008
- Phinn v. Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 2007
- Sullivan v. Greenwood Credit UnionDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2007
- Villagran v. Central Ford, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2007
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