Written by Kevin McGinty Last week an Oregon jury awarded an individual plaintiff over $18 million in compensatory and punitive damages in what some sources have reported to be the first jury verdict in a case brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681a(c). The plaintiff, Julie Miller, discovered problems with her… Continue Reading
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Spokeo Agrees to $800,000 FTC Settlement
Posted in Federal Trade CommissionWritten by Adam Veness Spokeo, Inc. has agreed to pay the FTC $800,000 to settle the FTC’s claims alleging that Spokeo violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and committed unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the FTC Act. Spokeo is a data broker that collects personal information of millions of consumers and compiles… Continue Reading
