New Jersey’s Valley National Bank is facing a putative class action in federal court after violating the federal fair credit reporting law...
MoreIllinois Appellate Court Reminds Employers of Restrictions on Credit Checks
Neiman Marcus was found guilty of violating the Illinois Employee Credit Privacy Act when a conditional offer of employment for an entry level...
MoreCourts Split on Standing Issues in FCRA Suits After Spokeo
On October 5, 2016, two district courts came to opposite conclusions on whether putative class action plaintiffs had standing to bring claims...
MoreSpokeo Nixes State Farm Credit Report Suit
A California federal judge recently dismissed a class action in which Bobby Dutta alleged State Farm did not provide him an opportunity to dispute...
MoreJPMorgan Job Seeker Loses FCRA Background Check Suit
A woman who recently lost a JPMorgan Chase Bank NA job offer due to the FBI’s fingerprint background check service also lost the Fair Credit...
More‘Overbroad’ $1M Deal For Job Seekers, Screening Co. Nixed
A class of job seekers and background check company S2Verify must go back to the drawing board over their proposed $1 million settlement to close...
MoreA Middle Name – or Lack Thereof – Triggers FCRA Liability
Background screening company LexisNexis recently was required to pay $375,000 in damages when a client was bought out by another company who used...
MoreSupplemental Briefs Submitted to the Ninth Circuit for Decision in Spokeo Case
After the Supreme Court vacated and remanded the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, the parties again appeared before the lower...
MoreSpokeo Based Motion to Dismiss Filed in Pennsylvania Federal Court
In Long v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation, the named plaintiffs applied for positions as bus operators with the Southeastern...
MoreSerial FCRA Plaintiff Falls Short
After a battle of motions between the parties, a Wisconsin federal judge dismissed a proposed class action for alleged violations under the FCRA...
More‘Professional Plaintiff’ Uses Credit Law To Threaten Companies, Win $230,000 In Settlements
In January 2015, CoryGroshek sent a 2,300-word missive to representatives for Time Warner Cable, threatening to sue for violations of a...
MorePhiladelphia Limits Employer Use of Credit Information
Beginning July 7, 2016, employers in Philadelphia may not consider credit history or other credit-related information for job-related decisions...
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