Randy Pitre v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

8:17-cv-01281

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Consumer Credit

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

David O. Carter

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  1. October 21, 2019

    Spokeo Wipes Class Cert. In Walmart Background Check Row

    A California federal judge has decertified a class of roughly 6.5 million Walmart job applicants challenging the retail giant's background check procedures and remanded the dispute to state court, finding that the named plaintiffs had failed to allege an injury sufficient to meet the Spokeo standing bar. 

  2. January 17, 2019

    5M Walmart Workers Win Cert. In Background Check Suit

    Roughly 5 million people who applied for a job at Walmart Inc. can pursue a class action alleging the retail giant added extraneous material to background check notices it issued to applicants and new hires in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a California federal judge ruled Thursday.

  3. October 16, 2018

    5M Walmart Workers Want Cert. In Background Check Suit

    A proposed class of five million Walmart applicants and employees have pressed a California federal judge for certification in a suit accusing the retail giant of adding extraneous material to background check notices it issued to applicants and new hires in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.