47-18-803 - Damages and attorney's fees. - Tennessee Statutes

47-18-803. Damages and attorney's fees.

Any creditor or credit card issuer who discriminates against any individual in a manner prohibited by § 47-18-802 is liable to such individual in damages in an amount equal to the sum of:

     (1)  In the case of an individual action, not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000);

     (2)  In the case of a class action, not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and

     (3)  In the case of any successful action to enforce the foregoing liability, the costs of the action together with a reasonable attorney's fee as determined by the court.

[Acts 1974, ch. 727, § 3; T.C.A., § 47-17-103.]