Montana Code 31-3-142. Civil liability for willful noncompliance
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31-3-142. Civil liability for willful noncompliance. Any consumer reporting agency or user of information which willfully fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this part with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of:
Terms Used In Montana Code 31-3-142
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Willfully: when applied to the intent with which an act is done or omitted, means a purpose or willingness to commit the act or make the omission referred to. See Montana Code 1-1-204
(1)any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure;
(2)such amounts of punitive damages as the court may allow; and
(3)in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorneys’ fees as determined by the court.