Legal Opinion
Jean Kennedy and Sailor J. Kennedy v. Border City Savings & Loan Association, Sailor J. Kennedy v. Matan, Rinehart & Smith, L.P.A.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 1, 1984No. 83-3380, 83-3597PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBBONS, District Judge.
These cases involve the common issue of whether the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq., provides a civil right of action against a user of credit information for obtaining such information under false pretenses. The district court found that it did not create such a right of action. We disagree.
Section 1681n of the Fair Credit Reporting Act imposes civil liability on a user of credit information who willfully fails to comply with any requirement of the Act. Section 1681q of the Act makes it a crime to knowingly and willfully obtain information on…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Rice v. Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1978
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