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Southern District of New York Finds No Private Right of Action for Improper Reporting Under the FCRA

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The Southern District of New York dismissed an action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), finding that there was no private right of action under section 1681s-2(a) for purportedly inaccurate reporting by a furnisher....more

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Time Will Tell: FCRA Statute of Limitations Defense on a Motion to Dismiss

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FCRA’s statute of limitations can sometimes provide defendants with a cut-and-dry grounds for dismissal early in case, but not always. The Eastern District of Michigan recently denied a motion to dismiss based on the statute...more

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Preemption Not a Silver Bullet to Defeat State Law Claims

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In many recent cases—including several chronicled here at FCRAland—courts have dismissed state-law claims when those claims were preempted by FCRA. Yesterday, a court bucked the trend and held that a state-law breach of...more

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