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In this case, the Circuit court affirms SJ for TU based on a finding that the consumer must establish the "factualy inaccuracy" of the information reported before asserting a 1681i claim. In this case, the debtors had filed an action in state court to invalidate a home improvement loan secured by a second mortgage on their home. The state action was pending when they sent the disptue to TU and requested a reinvestigation. TU argued that the FCRA was an impermissible attack on the validity of ...

... the consumer disputed with the credit reporting agencies that the account should not be on the credit reports since the consumer won the collection case. Shockingly, LHR told the credit reporting agencies to keep it on the reports and Equifax and Trans Union did so. We have previously blogged about how debt buyers who sue Alabama consumers must prove they own the debt and how they seem unwilling or unable to do so. We have also discussed ...

... ) with Buckland v. Threshold Enters., Ltd., 155 Cal.App.4th 798 (2007) (contra) (dicta) and Citizens of Humanity LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corp., 171 Cal.App.4th 1, 22 (Feb. 11, 2009) (same). In March, ... at issue herein, have found such plaintiff has standing under the UCL, irrespective of any such plaintiff's inability to seek restitution from the defendant named therein. See, e.g., White v. Trans Union LLC, 462 F.Supp.2d 1079, 1084 (C.D.Cal.2006) (holding, where plaintiff alleges "loss of income" ...

... being listed as "included in bankruptcy" and having zero balance owed. It has been suggested that nearly two thirds of credits reports involving debts discharged through chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings contain these types of errors. See Acosta v. Trans Union, LLC, 240 F.R.D. 564 (C.D.Cal. 2007). The failure to update this information can have a significant negative impact on a consumer's credit ...

... ." (Dunk, supra, 48 Cal.App.4th at p. 1801.) On that question, we find nothing in Ellis's arguments to overcome the presumption of fairness that applies in this case. [fn2] The cases Ellis cites are not particularly germane on their facts. (See Acosta v. Trans Union, LLC (C.D.Cal. 2007) 240 F.R.D. 564 [free credit report as part of settlement had little or no value because consumers are entitled to one free ...

... , money can be taken from the consumer in order to restore the consumer's credit report. According to this press release, Trans Union will now offer the listing of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases to collectors to see if the debtors ... . Here is the heart of the press release: TransUnion announced today that it will utilize data from FDCPA Case Listing Service LLC to provide an added feature for batch records delivered via TransUnion's Collections Prioritization Engine. The new solution is ...

... became commonplace after a Delaware court, which is influential because so many companies are based in that state, ruled in 1985 that Trans Union Corp. directors should have done more homework on valuation before approving that company's sale. Morton ... All it said was, "The board of directors of [Bear Stearns] has received the opinion of Lazard Freres & Co., LLC, to the effect that, as of the date hereof, and based upon and subject to the factors and assumptions set forth therein, the merger ...

In a suit brought by Echostar Satellite LLC against satellite receiver manufacturer Freetech Inc. under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted Freetech ... Incorrect Credit Information The District Court for the Eastern District of California declined to dismiss claims against Equifax and Trans Union under FCRA, as well as claims for negligent misrepresentation, negligence, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, ...

... members. The General Counsel alleged in the complaint that the Respondent violated Section 8(a)(5) by processing a grievance filed by a union that was not the exclusive collective-bargaining representative of the unit employees, but never pursued the allegation at the ... have applied the "public utility presumption" and found only a systemwide unit of technicians to be appropriate. The Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is owned by five companies that formed the Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. for ...

... the National Labor Relations Act, which controls collective bargaining agreements made on behalf of union members, or the ADEA forbids unions from mandating arbitration to resolve statutory discrimination claims. The majority touted the importance of allowing ... The Most Reported Sexual Harassment Cases LGBT Ø Faith Groups Increasingly Lose Gay Rights Fights Ø Trans Privacy: Ensuring the Privacy of Transgender Employees in the Face of Public Transition Litigation Ø Laid-off workers increasingly turn ...