Bergen v. Martindale-Hubbell, Inc.

Benham, Judge.

This is the third appearance of this case in the appellate courts. See 245 Ga. 742 (267 SE2d 10) (1980); 248 Ga. 599 (285 SE2d 6) (1981). The only claims remaining at the time of the judgment complained of in this appeal were based on libel and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) (15 USCA § 1681). The claim of violation of the FCRA is based on appellee’s refusal to disclose to appellant the records on which it bases the ratings of legal ability which appear in the legal directory appellee publishes. The basis of the libel action is that appellant was assigned a rating of “bv”…