Legal Opinion
Trans Union Corporation v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 19, 1996No. 94-1725PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Trade Commission has held that Trans Union Corporation’s sale of certain mailing lists was a communication of “consumer reports” for a purpose that was impermissible under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. (1994). In reaching the threshold conclusion that the lists were consumer reports, the Commission found that the information embodied in the lists was “used or expected to be used or collected in whole or in part for the purpose of serving as a factor in establishing”…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- General Electric Co. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by35 opinions
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