Blumenthal, Nordrehaug and Bhowmik filed a proposed class action complaint against Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., for allegedly failing to...
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In August, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals claimed that a plaintiff who alleges extraneous information in a background check disclosure form...
MoreWalmart Class Action Says Background Checks Violate Federal Law
Walmart is facing a class action lawsuit alleging that the company violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act by using unauthorized background checks...
MorePostmates Courier Background Check Class Action Settlement
When Postmates failed to hire potential candidates based on background checks, the applicants argued the business was in violation of the federal...
MoreNinth Circuit Holds that Plaintiff Adequately Alleged Article III Standing
The Ninth Circuit recently issued its decision on remand in Spokeo, reversing and remanding the case to the District Court. The Ninth Circuit...
MoreDisneyland Job Applicants Granted Class Cert. in FCRA Lawsuit
Two plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Disneyland claim the business has made hundreds of adverse employment decisions based on job...
MoreCalifornia Court Certifies FCRA Class of Over 40,000 Applicants
While most Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) lawsuits proceed in federal court, plaintiffs are permitted to file in state court. A class action was...
MorePlaintiffs Don’t Stand Tall in Texas FCRA Class Action
In light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S.Ct. 1540 (2016) and Dyson v. Sky Chefs, Inc., 2017 WL 2618946 (N.D. Tex...
MoreFederal District Court Upholds Employer to its Promise in FCRA ‘Pre-Adverse Action’ Notice
It was determined by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin that an employer potentially violated the Fair Credit Reporting...
MoreSpokeo and Standing: Fourth Circuit Applies Spokeo and Reverses Nearly $12 Million FCRA Action Judgement
In May, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in Dreher v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., reversing and...
MorePhiladelphia Law Firm Gets Record $60 Million Verdict in CA FCRA Class Action
The highest jury verdict in the history of the Fair Credit Reporting Act was reached when the law firms of Francis & Mailman, P.C....
MoreFive Guys Burgers Faces Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Plaintiff Jeremy R. Lusk has filed a class action lawsuit against Five Guys Burgers. The former employee claims the company violated the Fair...
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