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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Leonard A. Bennett Receives Highest Honor in the Field of Consumer Law
2025 Vern Countryman Award at NCLC Conference Presentation at the 2025 NCLC Conference At its annual Consumer Rights Litigation Conference on November 15, 2025, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) presented the prestigious Vern Countryman Award to Virginia attorney Leonard...
Can I Sue if the Credit Bureaus For Errors On My Credit Report?
Errors on credit reports happen more often than you might think. Maybe your credit report has accounts that aren’t yours – what do you do? Or perhaps someone else’s name and address is showing up on your report, leaving you...
Virginia is an FCRA Powerhouse
A Sample of Cases Demonstrating CLA’s Commitment to Consumers and Expertise under the Fair Credit Reporting Act Virginia has become a powerhouse jurisdiction for consumer credit reporting law. Over the past few decades, Virginia consumer advocates – including attorneys from...