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Another “BIG” FCRA class settlement

On Friday, Magistrate Judge David R. Strawbridge of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted motions for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement and Award of Attorneys’ Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses in Kelly v....more

2/6/2019 / Attorney's Fees , Background Checks , Class Action , Employer Liability Issues , Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) , Hiring & Firing , Job Applicants , Settlement Agreements

Attorneys’ fees don’t come easy under FCRA

FCRA includes a provision for recovery of attorneys fees, but as the defendant in Perri v. Diversified Adjustment Serv. learned, proving bad faith or harassment is not easy. 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213612 (D. Az. Dec. 19,...more

12/21/2018 / Actual Damages , Attorney's Fees , Bad Faith , Failure to Comply , Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) , Frivolous Lawsuits , Statutory Damages

Preliminary approval of class action settlement for Experian data breach exceeds $47M

Remember Experian’s massive data breach of 15 million customers in 2015? The resulting consolidated class action is nearly resolved. On December 3, 2018, a California federal judge granted preliminary approval to a proposed...more

12/10/2018 / Attorney's Fees , Class Action , Class Representatives , Consumer Reporting Agencies , Cybersecurity , Data Breach , Experian , Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) , Motion to Dismiss , Settlement Agreements

Court approves FCRA class settlement against Petco

United States District Court Judge Marilyn L. Huff recently certified a FCRA settlement class, granted final approval of class settlement, and approved the plaintiffs’ request for attorneys’ fees and costs. Feist v. Petco...more

11/27/2018 / Adverse Action , Attorney's Fees , Class Action , Consumer Reports , Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) , Settlement Agreements

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