Fair Credit Reporting: 10.7.1.2 No “Complete” Preemption Allowing for Removal of State Law Claims
Occasionally, where plaintiffs bring state law claims related to consumer reporting in state court, defendants will argue for removal to federal court based on the doctrine of “complete preemption.”261 This argument is rarely successful as courts have consistently held that complete preemption does not apply to the FCRA.262 In any case, it is a jurisdictional question separate from whether the FCRA preempts the “field.” An extensive discussion of removal can be found at