Legal Opinion
James Duncan, Annette Duncan v. Kenneth S. Handmaker, Middleton & Reutlinger, P.S.C.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1998No. 96-6523PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Information is power, as any good attorney knows. Those who hunger for information often need look no further than to a person’s consumer report — which summarizes, among other things, credit history and credit worthiness. Given the value of this data, and the rise of the credit reporting industry, it is not surprising that Congress passed the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to regulate consumer reporting agencies and the users of consumer reports. See generally Hovater v. Equifax, Inc., 823 F.2d 413, 416-17 (11th Cir.1987). Nor is it surprising that some…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Northrop v. Hoffman of Simsbury, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
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- Tate v. Boeing HelicoptersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by35 opinions
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