Identity Theft and the Fair Credit Reporting Act : An Analysis of TRW v. Andrews and Current Legislation.

Provides a summary of Fair Credit Reporting Act provisions allowing victims of identity theft to file suit to recover for financial harm done to them. Analyzes 2001 Supreme Court decision in TRW v. Andrews relating to identity theft and legislation introduced in response to that decision.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Actions and defenses. Robbery. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Provides a summary of Fair Credit Reporting Act provisions allowing victims of identity theft to file suit to recover for financial harm done to them. Analyzes 2001 Supreme Court decision in TRW v. Andrews relating to identity theft and legislation introduced in response to that decision.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.