Past Successes

CLA represented two separate classes of employees and applicants of Swift Transportation for failures in its obtaining background checks on those individuals. The resulting settlement provided $5,053,500 to benefit class members.

In a groundbreaking settlement against one of the largest data aggregators in the United States, CLA represented a class of consumers on whom Acxiom ran employment background checks without giving them proper notice. The case resulted in a class settlement...

CLA represented a class of approximately 1,105 employees and applicants challenging JRK’s obtaining and using of background checks. The case went to trial before a jury and resulted in a class settlement of $375,000 during trial.

CLA represented a class of approximately 75,400 consumers that Corelogic falsely reported were sex offenders, largely because Corelogic pretended the FCRA did not apply to its business and so it had no duty, and therefore no process, to accurately report...

CLA represented a class of applicants and employees challenging Dollar General’s obtaining and use of background checks as part of its hiring process. The settlement resulted in Dollar General changing its application procedures nationally as well as paying $4,080,000 into...

CLA resolved the FCRA claims of approximately 41,049 individuals alleging Verifications failed to properly notify them when reporting certain information to employers and for failing to properly investigate consumers’ disputes of inaccurate reporting. The two-part settlement paid one group from...

CLA represented a class of approximately 85,362 applicants against U.S. Express for failing to properly notify them when using the contents of background checks to make adverse hiring decisions. U.S. Express paid $2,750,000 into a settlement fund from which class...

CLA represented a class of job applicants against First Advantage for its failure to provide notice before using the contents of background checks against those applicants and its failure to provide to those who asked all information First Advantage possessed...

In another first-of-its kind settlement, CLA represented a class of approximately 88,573 members on whom Equifax inaccurately reported public records like tax liens and civil judgments. In addition to paying $3 million from which class members received benefits, Equifax agreed...

CLA resolved the FCRA claims of approximately 81,971 individuals on whom ChoicePoint ran background checks for employers. Two separate settlement classes shared in settlement funds of $2,890,000 and $4,000,000.