5th Circuit Affirms Attorney Fee Award In 3rd Suit Over Credit Report

( August 14, 2026, 8:03 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed a lower court’s award of attorney fees in favor of a consumer credit reporting agency after it successfully moved for dismissal of a consumer’s third complaint against it for allegedly reporting false and derogatory information regarding his bankruptcy on his credit report, finding that the lower court properly awarded fees under Texas state law....