U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman denied Amazon, Inc.’s (Amazon) motion for summary judgment on October 7, 2015, in Illinois federal court, in a class action case over alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), stating that while Amazon said it offered plaintiff compensation to drop his accusations, “there is no offer of judgment
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Judge finds Genesis Healthcare free of any FCRA violations
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
On October 1, 2015, U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney rules that Genesis Healthcare LLC (Genesis) did not violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when it employed a third party to conduct a criminal history background check on a potential employee because Genesis provided notice to the employee that General Information Services Inc. (GIS) was…
Auto dealer settles with FTC for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
Tricolor Auto Acceptance (Tricolor), a Texas based auto dealer has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Tricolor will pay the FTC $82,777 in penalties, which has been approved by a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas.
The FTC alleged that Tricolor…
Seventh Circuit rules hospital system is not a Consumer Reporting Agency under FCRA
By Christopher Librandi on
Posted in Data Breach, HIPAA and Health Information
Is a hospital a “consumer reporting agency”? Can a health care provider be liable under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in the event of a data breach? The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently considered these significant questions in the case of Tierney v. Advocate Health & Hosps. Corp. (7th Cir., No. 14-3168, August…