Attorney Micah Adkins Rated by Super Lawyers as a 2017 Mid South Rising Star
Every year Super Lawyers selects attorneys from all firm sizes and over 70 practice areas throughout the United States. Super…
Read More →Every year Super Lawyers selects attorneys from all firm sizes and over 70 practice areas throughout the United States. Super…
Read More →Consumers often contact the Adkins Firm and ask how to get their free credit reports. The Fair Credit Reporting Act…
Read More →PUBLIC RECORD ERRORS AND CREDIT REPORTS Consumers often contact The Adkins Firm because they have public record errors on their credit…
Read More →Credit report errors can cause credit denials. According to the Federal Trade Commission, one out of five consumers have credit…
Read More →The trial court acknowledged Synchrony’s claims shared facts in common; however, because the plaintiff’s claims were made under federal law, the FCRA, and the FCRA does not “expressly or impliedly provide[] a right to indemnity,” the court denied Synchrony’s motion for leave to file the third party complaint. Accordingly, “[f]rom a policy standpoint, therefore, it is difficult to conjure up support for a rule which would allow a furnisher to bring an indemnification action.”
Read More →CREDIT REPORT DISPUTE LAWYER – Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), there is no private cause of action under 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2(a). In other words, consumers cannot successfully sue furnishers for reporting false information under the FCRA.
Read More →Do you have credit report errors? Have you disputed the false information to the credit bureaus? Now What?
Read More →Owen’s Motion to Dismiss FCRA Claims Denied A federal court denied Owen’s Motion to Dismiss the plaintiff’s claims under the…
Read More →The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Equifax, Trans Union and their subsidiaries for deceiving consumers about the…
Read More →The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District Court of Columbia held the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) can keep…
Read More →Birmingham Magazine surveyed more than 4,000 members of the Birmingham Bar Association for nominations for Birmingham’s top lawyers. This is…
Read More →$18.6 MILLION VERDICT AGAINST EQUIFAX Credit reporting agencies must assure the maximum accuracy of your credit report. If they do…
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