United States Seventh Circuit

An amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) eliminating private rights of action has an impermissible retroactive effect when applied to FCRA claims that accrued prior to the amendment's effective date.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/07/2006
• Decided 11/09/2007
• Published 11/09/2007

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel A. Edelman (argued), Edelman, Combs & Latturner, Chicago, IL, for Linda Killingsworth., Robert N. Hochman (argued), Sidley Austin, Chicago, IL, for HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A., Keith J. Keogh (argued), Chicago, IL, for Eric Sawyer., David A. Jones (argued), Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, San Antonio, TX, for Ensurance Insurance Services.