Fair Credit Reporting Act Suit Over Tesla, Experian ‘Mosaic Score’ Use Dismissed

Mealey's (February 20, 2020, 1:26 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A Tesla Inc. customer did not sufficiently establish that a report about him that Experian Information Systems Inc. provided to the automaker was a “consumer report” that was used for an impermissible purpose under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a California federal judge ruled Feb. 19, granting the defendants’ motions to dismiss (Wayne Skiles v. Tesla Inc., et al., No. 3:17-cv-05434, N.D. Calif.)....