Brim v. Midland Credit Management – $723,000 FCRA jury verdict

A federal jury returned a verdict for CLA’s client Mr. Brim against debt buyer Midland Credit Management in a case where Midland attempted to collect a debt that Mr. Brim had paid, but the original creditor applied his payment to another account and claimed he never paid. Since Mr. Brim won at trial, Midland also paid his attorneys’ fees under the FCRA.

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