Dish Network Isn’t Liable Under FCRA For Thwarting Attempted Identity Theft

Dish Network did not violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act by running a consumer report to verify the identity of a potential customer that turned out to be a possible identity thief, according to a May 13 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Bickley v. Dish Network, LLC, 6th Cir., 13-5956, 5/13/14).

Challenged Conduct.

In October 2009, Gregory Bickley received a credit report indicating that Dish Network LLC had made an inquiry of some kind under his name.

Shortly after receiving the report, he was contacted by Dish and informed that someone ...