Business Information Group Background Check Class Action Settlement
Class Eligibility
This settlement has three certified classes:
Injunctive Relief Class: Class members are U.S. residents who were subject to at least one BIG consumer report sourced from TransUnion from Dec. 17, 2010 to June 28, 2018 and whose report contained a public record. This approximately 276,000 members of this Class.
Rule 23(b)(2) Subgroup Class: This group includes all Injunctive Relief Class Members who were subject to at least one BIG consumer report dated starting Dec. 17, 2013 to June 27, 2016, in which the consumer report contained a public record (other than a bankruptcy) sourced from TransUnion, and where BIG’s records don’t reflect that the Class Member filed a dispute with BIG about the report. This class has about 88,041 members of this Class.
Automatic Payment Class: This class is for all U.S. residents who were subject to at least one BIG consumer report dated Dec. 17, 2013 to June 27, 2016, where the consumer report contained a public record sourced from TransUnion and where BIG’s records show that the Class Member filed a dispute with BIG about the report. This class has approximately 865 members of this Class.
Estimated Amount
$50 to $500
Proof of Purchase
N/A
Case Name
Michael Kelly v. Business Information Group Inc.,Case No. 2:15-cv-06668
District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Case Summary
The class action alleges that certain individuals were denied employment based on public information available of their background checks
Settlement Pool
$3,300,000
Settlement Website
Deadline
10/09/18
