NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss claim for negligent violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act under 15 U.S.C. § 1681o, the claim for invasion of privacy, and the Unfair Competition Law claim in the Complaint
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 268,948 times 367 Legal Analyses
Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "
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 closing a credit card account and losing the credit extended by the bank and/or keeping an account open and accepting a higher APR would result in economic injury sufficient for UCL standing
Holding that damages for emotional distress were available under the Fair Credit Reporting Act where the plaintiff suffered from sleeplessness, nervousness, frustration, and mental anguish as a result of the statutory violation
Concluding that res ipsa loquitur "does not eliminate a plaintiff's obligation to prove that the defendant owed a duty to the plaintiff in the first place."
Holding that a credit report that mentioned a child-support order and contained a social-security number, addresses of former employers, and a list of credit accounts was insufficient to support a claim of intrusion upon seclusion
15 U.S.C. § 1681n Cited 2,328 times 42 Legal Analyses
In §§1681n and 1681o, the Act authorizes consumer suits for money damages against "[a]ny person" who willfully or negligently fails to comply with this directive.
15 U.S.C. § 1681b Cited 1,759 times 101 Legal Analyses
Granting permission to obtain credit report where person "intends to use the information, as a potential investor or servicer, or current insurer, in connection with a valuation of, or an assessment of the credit or prepayment risks associated with, an existing credit obligation"
15 U.S.C. § 1681h Cited 733 times 3 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting consumers from bringing "any action or proceeding in the nature of defamation, invasion of privacy, or negligence with respect to the reporting of information against any consumer reporting agency, any user of information, or any person who furnishes information to a consumer reporting agency . . . except as to false information furnished with malice or willful intent to injure such consumer"