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KING v. GENERAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.
Case Number:
2:10-cv-06850
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Other Statutes: Consumer Credit
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
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November 04, 2014
Background Check Company Settles Class Actions For $3.2M
A Pennsylvania federal judge Tuesday approved more than $1 million in attorneys' fees for counsel that secured a $3.2 million settlement with General Information Services Inc. for two proposed classes of individuals who were subjects of pre-employment reports that included adverse public information.
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December 21, 2012
Criminal Check Co. Can't Appeal Ruling Upholding FCRA
A Pennsylvania federal court judge on Friday refused to certify an appeal of a November decision that found the Fair Credit Reporting Act did not violate the First Amendment and kept alive a putative class action against a consumer reporting agency.
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November 07, 2012
FCRA Reporting Limits Don't Violate 1st Amendment: Judge
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday rejected a consumer reporting agency's argument that the Fair Credit Reporting Act is unconstitutional, keeping alive a putative class action accusing the company of giving prohibited criminal information to employers.
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October 02, 2012
FCRA Provision Unconstitutional, Background Check Co. Says
A provision of the Fair Credit Reporting Act prohibiting the release of some job applicants' criminal histories should be declared an unconstitutional violation of commercial speech, an attorney defending consumer reporting agency General Information Services Inc. against a putative class action told a Pennsylvania federal judge Tuesday.
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November 14, 2011
US Moves To Intervene In FCRA Constitutionality Fight
The U.S. government moved to intervene in a proposed class action on Monday after the defendant, a consumer reporting agency accused of providing prohibited criminal information to an employer, claimed the Fair Credit Reporting Act was unconstitutional.