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Craig K. Perry
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Located in Las Vegas, Nevada
Over 26 years handling all types of auto accident & injury cases.
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FIRM WINS REVERSAL ON APPEAL TO THE 11TH CIRCUIT
On July 11, 2016, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that the question of what constituted a reasonable investigation under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2(b), was a question for the jury, as well as the question of punitive damages, in light of the facts of this case, which is, that the junk debt buyer, MCM, did not examine any "account-level documentation."
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Attorney Craig Perry filed briefs last year. On May 17, 2016, Mr. Perry appeared for oral argument before the 11th Circuit of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.
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"This is a big win for consumers who dispute items on their report that aren't theirs. Junk debt buyers who report debts to the consumer reporting agencies need to conduct a reasonable re-investigation when a consumer complains, not just automatically verify, but actually review account-level documentation to see if a mistake has been made. If they can't verify the debt, their duty is to say so to the consumer reporting agencies, so it can be removed. That is simply the right thing to do."
Read the Opinion
Listen to the oral argument*
*The original recording was edited down to focus on that portion of the oral argument relating primarily to the investigation standard that should be applied pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2(b). The court held that in this case, "reasonableness" and "wilfulness" were questions for the jury, and reversed summary judgment on those issues.
