10 M.R.S. §1310-C: Civil liability for willful noncompliance

A consumer reporting agency or user of information that willfully and knowingly fails to comply with a requirement imposed under this chapter with respect to a consumer is liable to that consumer for and the court may award an amount equal to the sum of:

1. Actual damages. Actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure;

2. Treble damages. An amount equal to 3 times the actual damages according to subsection 1; and

3. Costs and attorney's fees. In the case of a successful action to enforce a liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court.