On January 21, 2021, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted TransUnion Data Solutions LLC’s (Trans Union) motion for judgment on the pleadings, denying Blue Sobenes’ (Sobenes) claims...more
Addressing a recurring issue bedeviling the background screening industry, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit confirmed on December 4 that it is not inaccurate for a consumer reporting agency (CRA) to report a...more
Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) plaintiffs learned a hard lesson in procedure recently when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of their claim because they (presumably) failed to follow the...more
The case law surrounding the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is ever-changing, and staying up to date on certain, key statutory definitions is a core compliance task for any company subject to the FCRA....more
8/5/2020
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