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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Disparate Impact Lives: Massachusetts Attacks AI in Lending

Paul Hastings LLP on 7/15/2025

On July 10, the Massachusetts attorney general announced a $2.5 million settlement with a Delaware-based student loan company to resolve allegations that the company’s lending practices, including the use of artificial...more

EEOC Settles Background Check Litigation with BMW, But Also Faces Steep Attorneys’ Fees in Freeman Case

Littler on 9/23/2015

After several high-profile setbacks in disparate impact discrimination lawsuits challenging criminal record screening policies, the EEOC has entered into a settlement (consent decree) in one of its few remaining cases, a...more

DOJ Settles Fair Lending Case against Auto Dealer

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/24/2013

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently settled a fair lending lawsuit against Union Auto Sales, Inc., a California automobile dealer. This means that, once again, a DOJ attempt to use disparate impact evidence to...more

DOJ Settles Another ‘Pattern or Practice’ Fair Lending Case

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/21/2013

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently settled a fair lending lawsuit against Texas Champion Bank. This means that, once again, a DOJ attempt to use disparate impact evidence to establish that a lender engaged in a...more

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Disparate Impact Lives: Massachusetts Attacks AI in Lending

EEOC Settles Background Check Litigation with BMW, But Also Faces Steep Attorneys’ Fees in Freeman Case

DOJ Settles Fair Lending Case against Auto Dealer

DOJ Settles Another ‘Pattern or Practice’ Fair Lending Case

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