Executive Summary: The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Smith v. LexisNexis Screen Solutions, Inc., __ F. 3d ___, 2016 WL 4761325 (6th Cir. September 13, 2016), recently upheld a jury verdict in favor of a plaintiff in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) case, who was initially denied a job due to an error made by LexisNexis Screen Solutions, Inc. (Lexis) in performing a background check. The Sixth Circuit found that the evidence supported the jury’s verdict that Lexis was negligent and upheld the $75,000 compensatory damages award, but found no evidence of willfulness and reversed the punitive damages award.
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