Monthly Archives: September 2016

Sixth Circuit upholds jury award of compensatory damages against CRA under FCRA for negligence, but reverses award of punitive damages

September 23, 2016 Jury award Comments Off on Sixth Circuit upholds jury award of compensatory damages against CRA under FCRA for negligence, but reverses award of punitive damages

Abstract: The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit of Smith vs. LexisNexis Screen Solutions, Inc.., __ F. 3d ___, 2016 WL 4761325 (6th Cir. Sept. 13, 2016), recently upheld a jury verdict in favor of a plaintiff in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) case, which was initially seen …

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