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SMITH v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INC.

No. 12-50007.

703 F.3d 316 (2012)

Jeffrey SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 20, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Dean McCarty (argued), Hurst, TX, Erik Gregory Faries , Gregory John Faries , Flowood, TX, Phong Le , Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Gino J. Rossini (argued), Frank Alvarez , Hermes Sargent Bates, L.L.P., Brent W. Martinelli , Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JOLLY, JONES and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In this FCRA case (Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681, et seq.), the jury found that Santander Consumer USA, Inc. ("Santander"), a consumer finance company, negligently failed to comply with the law by failing promptly to investigate Jeffrey Smith's ("Smith") credit dispute with Santander and to correct the information Santander misreported to a credit agency. The jury awarded Smith $20,437.50 in actual damages. Santander does not...

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