California Court of Appeal

Liceaga v. Debt Recovery Solutions, LLC, A120277

In an action for damages arising out of an apparent identity theft, judgment in favor of defendant-collection agency is affirmed where the trial court correctly concluded that Congress has preempted state court private actions against furnishers of inaccurate credit information to credit reporting agencies and that no exclusion for California actions existed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/29/2008
• Published 12/29/2008

Judges

• FLINN, J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alexander B. Trueblood, Trueblood Law Firm, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark E. Ellis, June Dittus Coleman, Wendy D. Vierra, Ellis, Coleman, Poirier, La Voie & Steinheimer, Sacramento, for Defendant and Respondent.