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HOVATER v. EQUIFAX, INC.

No. 86-7419.

823 F.2d 413 (1987)

Roger D. HOVATER, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. EQUIFAX, INC., Equifax Services, Inc., and Equifax Services, Ltd., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 30, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Barton, Johnston, Barton, Proctor, Swedlaw & Naff, J. William Rose, Jr., Birmingham, Ala., W. Rhett Tanner, Hansell & Post, David J. Bailey, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellants, cross-appellees.

Ralph M. Young, Gonce, Young, Howard & Westbrook, Mary Anne Westbrook, Florence, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee, cross-appellant.

Before HATCHETT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:

I.

This case comes before the Court on cross appeals. Equifax Services, Inc. (Equifax) appeals from a jury verdict and awards of compensatory and punitive damages for defamation and for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Concurrently, Roger Hovater (Hovater) appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment for Equifax...

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