YANG v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INS. CO.

No. 97-8432.

146 F.3d 1320 (1998)

James S. YANG and Claire G. Yang, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Thomas Stubbs, Decatur, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

William P. Claxton, James Bradley McClung, Tracy M. Culver, Goodman, McGuffey, Aust & Lindsey, Atlanta, GA, James W. Hawkins, Christopher Paul Galanek, Carrie A. Hanlon, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Timothy W. Hewett, Decatur, GA, for Amicus Curiae Nat'l Ass'n of Consumer Advocates, et al.

Before HATCHETT, Chief Judge, and RONEY and CLARK, Senior Circuit Judges.


HATCHETT, Chief Judge:

While investigating an insurance claim, the appellee, Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO), obtained information from a credit reporting agency regarding the appellants, James and Claire Yang. The Yangs commenced the present lawsuit alleging that GEICO violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1681-1681u (West 1997 & Supp.1998). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of GEICO, holding...

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