27 Cited authorities

BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore
517 U.S. 559 (1996) Cited 2,899 times 45 Legal Analyses
Holding that a $2 million punitive damages award was "grossly excessive" and therefore exceeded the constitutional limit
U.S. v. Frazier
387 F.3d 1244 (11th Cir. 2004) Cited 1,536 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that, under the abuse-of-discretion standard, "we must affirm unless . . . the district court has made a clear error of judgment, or has applied the wrong legal standard"
Gorman v. Wolpoff & Abramson, Llp
584 F.3d 1147 (9th Cir. 2009) Cited 916 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that a consumer has a private right of action against a furnisher of credit information for willful or negligent noncompliance with the requirements in 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2(b)
Saunders v. Branch Banking
526 F.3d 142 (4th Cir. 2008) Cited 367 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a bank's internal records of ongoing correspondence could support a conclusion that the bank intended not to furnish accurate information to the reporting agencies
Lipphardt v. Durango Steakhouse of Brandon
267 F.3d 1183 (11th Cir. 2001) Cited 256 times
Finding that the plaintiff's ex-lover and coworker had engaged in "inappropriate behavior crosse[d] the line into Title VII harassment" based on its "sexual . . . nature"
CBS Inc. v. Primetime 24 Joint Venture
245 F.3d 1217 (11th Cir. 2001) Cited 254 times
Holding that "`any termination' in the Improvement Act's § 1005(B) grandfather clause means all terminations of any kind"
Johnson v. MBNA America Bank, NA
357 F.3d 426 (4th Cir. 2004) Cited 219 times
Holding that the reasonableness of a furnisher's investigation involves weighing “the cost of verifying the accuracy of the information versus the possible harm of reporting inaccurate information”
St. Luke's Cataract v. Sanderson
573 F.3d 1186 (11th Cir. 2009) Cited 86 times
Holding that "omission or misrepresentation in a copyright application can render the registration invalid" where there has been "intentional or purposeful concealment of relevant information;" there must be showing of "scienter"
Hewitt v. B.F. Goodrich Co.
732 F.2d 1554 (11th Cir. 1984) Cited 151 times
Stating that a motion for a new trial is proper only where the jury's verdict is against the clear weight of the evidence or would result in a miscarriage of justice
FIA CARD SERVICES v. GORMAN
562 U.S. 828 (2010) Cited 8 times
No. 09–1142. 10-04-2010 FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A., petitioner, v. John C. GORMAN. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied.
Rule 403 - Excluding Relevant Evidence for Prejudice, Confusion, Waste of Time, or Other Reasons
Fed. R. Evid. 403 Cited 23,235 times 86 Legal Analyses
Adopting a similar standard, but requiring the probative value to be "substantially outweighed" by these risks
Rule 401 - Test for Relevant Evidence
Fed. R. Evid. 401 Cited 13,847 times 36 Legal Analyses
Noting that evidence is relevant if it has any tendency to make a material fact more or less probable
Rule 402 - General Admissibility of Relevant Evidence
Fed. R. Evid. 402 Cited 6,926 times 12 Legal Analyses
Stating that relevant evidence is generally admissible at trial
Section 1681s-2 - Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies
15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2 Cited 2,971 times 44 Legal Analyses
Granting enforcement power to state and federal regulators

Brim v. Dell Financial Services, LLC et al

27 Cited authorities

Holding that a $2 million punitive damages award was "grossly excessive" and therefore exceeded the constitutional limit

Holding that, under the abuse-of-discretion standard, "we must affirm unless . . . the district court has made a clear error of judgment, or has applied the wrong legal standard"

Holding that a consumer has a private right of action against a furnisher of credit information for willful or negligent noncompliance with the requirements in 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2(b)

Holding that a bank's internal records of ongoing correspondence could support a conclusion that the bank intended not to furnish accurate information to the reporting agencies

Finding that the plaintiff's ex-lover and coworker had engaged in "inappropriate behavior crosse[d] the line into Title VII harassment" based on its "sexual . . . nature"

Holding that "`any termination' in the Improvement Act's § 1005(B) grandfather clause means all terminations of any kind"

Holding that the reasonableness of a furnisher's investigation involves weighing “the cost of verifying the accuracy of the information versus the possible harm of reporting inaccurate information”

Holding that "omission or misrepresentation in a copyright application can render the registration invalid" where there has been "intentional or purposeful concealment of relevant information;" there must be showing of "scienter"

Stating that a motion for a new trial is proper only where the jury's verdict is against the clear weight of the evidence or would result in a miscarriage of justice

Adopting a similar standard, but requiring the probative value to be "substantially outweighed" by these risks

Noting that evidence is relevant if it has any tendency to make a material fact more or less probable

Stating that relevant evidence is generally admissible at trial

Granting enforcement power to state and federal regulators