Legal Opinion
Wayne G. Hauser v. Equifax, Inc., AKA Retail Credit Company, and Physicians Mutual Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 3, 1979No. 18-3357PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENSON, Chief District Judge.
Wayne G. Hauser brought this action for damages against Physicians Mutual Insurance Company, his disability insurer, and Equifax, Inc., a consumer reporting agency which, at Physicians’ request, prepared an investigative consumer report on Hauser to be used by Physicians in connection with underwriting the disability insurance. Hauser alleged the defendants willfully and negligently failed to comply with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., and-in addition raised several claims under state law. The matter was tried before a…
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- Austin v. Bankamerica Service Corp.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by89 opinions
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