Carmine Casella v. Equifax Credit Information Services, and Trans Union Corporation

How courts have described this case

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• holding that FCRA plaintiff must show \causation between the harm alleged\ and the \alleged violation[] of the FCRA\
• noting that “‘actual damages’ may include humiliation and mental distress, even in the absence of out-of-pocket expenses.”
• affirming summary judgment for defendants where plaintiff failed to show that his mental distress was caused by defendants’ action
• rejecting the plaintiffs contention that he was entitled to emotional distress damages “simply because he knew of an inaccurate and potentially damaging item in his credit report”
• discussing the plaintiff’s failure to present “evidence” that the credit reporting agency defendants caused his pain and suffering
• affirming grant of summary judgment where plaintiff failed to show causation between the harm alleged and defendants’ alleged FCRA violations

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