The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Friday that consumers falsely labeled potential terrorists by a credit reporting agency could not seek damages unless they could prove injury.
Credit reporting agency TransUnion had incorrectly placed alerts in the credit files of 8,185 consumers labeling them potential terrorists in 2011, with 1,853 consumers having the false labels exposed to third parties, according to the ruling. The consumers launched a class-action lawsuit, with the lead plaintiff, Sergio Ramirez, alleging that he suffered embarrassment and hardship after he was denied a car loan due to the alert, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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