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  • Social Media Search Leads to Lawsuit

    January 20, 2025 - On September 11, 2024, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that there is no publication to a third party — and therefore no Article III standing under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) — where the recipient of a consumer report did not read, understand, or otherwise consider allegedly inaccurate information appearing in the report.     In Fernandez v. RentGrow, Inc., No. 22-1619, 2024 WL 4138658 (4th Cir. Sept. 11, 2024), Marco Fernandez alleged that his consumer report, provided to a prospective landlord by RentGrow, Inc. (“RentGrow”), contained inaccurate information indicating a “possible match” to a name on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Cont...

  • Problems Continue For Palm Beach, FL Court Computer System

    December 14, 2024 - The computer problems plaguing the Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts continue Saturday, although there are some signs that a fix may be near. What...

  • A Host of Procedural Errors Lands Sterling in Hot Water

    December 12, 2024 -   Sterling Infosystems, a consumer reporting agency that sells background checks, falsely reported to a prospective employer that a job candid...

  • CRA'S Get Sued For Screening Out Candidates by Criminal Record

    August 28, 2024 - Third-party employee screening companies are finding themselves more in the litigation fray in California for blocking job seekers with criminal re...

  • New Michigan Criminal Record Lookup Platform Available to the Public

    August 08, 2024 - Access to Michigan public records, specifically criminal records, is useful tool for looking up someone's criminal past. MichiganCriminalRecord...

  • NYC Starts Enforcing Restrictions On AI In Hiring

    July 27, 2024 - New York City’s law requiring employers to audit and notify candidates about the use of automated employment decision tools will be enforced...

  • Nine States Change Civil Jurisdiction Thresholds

    June 14, 2024 - When it comes to civil lawsuits, most states use two levels of court: a limited jurisdiction court that manages lower amounts in controversy and a...

  • Errors Discovered in New Bexar County Criminal Records Database

    June 09, 2024 - In the first days after its launch, a new publicly searchable criminal records database accidentally showed records that were incorrect or in the p...


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