On May 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed in part an individual plaintiff’s appeal and otherwise affirmed the district court. The plaintiff had alleged that the defendant violated the FCRA by reporting inaccurate information to consumer reporting agencies, and by failing to investigate and correct that information after the plaintiff disputed the reporting. Following entry of final judgment on June 18, 2024, the plaintiff filed an August 8 motion for judgment as a matter of law, or in the alternative for a new trial, arguing there was no evidence that the defendant accelerated his personal loan and therefore could not accurately report a past-due balance.

The 11th Circuit concluded that it lacked appellate jurisdiction to review the denial of the plaintiff’s motion in limine because the motion was not filed timely, upheld the district court’s denial of the plaintiff’s renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law, and found no abuse of discretion in the district court’s denial of a new trial. Accordingly, the court dismissed the plaintiff’s challenge to the denial of his motion in limine and affirmed the district court’s post-trial orders.