Legal Opinion

Karen Jones v. Federated Financial Reserve Corporation Randy Lind Trw, Inc. Janice Caylor

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 22, 1998No. 96-1593PublishedCited by 95 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COLE, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to determine if civil liability under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., may be imposed on an employer for its employee’s actions under a theory of apparent authority. Plaintiff-Appellant Karen Jones brought suit against defendants Federated Financial Reserve Corporation (“Federated”), TRW, Inc., Randy Lind and Janice Caylor, claiming that the defendants willfully and negligently violated the FCRA in connection with the acquisition of a report concerning Jones’s credit status. Jones appeals the district court’s…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Renie Guimond v. Trans Union Credit Information CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  3. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
  4. United States v. Jerry WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
  5. Beatrice D. Saxion v. Titan-C-Manufacturing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by95 opinions

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  2. Robert Jinx Castro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  3. John A. Ackerman v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  4. Barbato v. Greystone Alliance, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
  5. Stafford v. Cross Country BankDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2003

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