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Court OKs Settlement in FCRA Class-Action Suit

A federal judge signed off on proposed settlement terms on class-action claims of Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) violations by cable installation company FTS USA and parent UniTek Global. In an order (in Pacer) Thursday, U.S. District Judge Robert Payne…

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of Richmond dismissed the case in accordance with the settlement agreement and awarded attorney's fees and costs of $461,701 to be paid from the settlement fund, less than the $500,000 the plaintiff's counsel had sought. The sides agreed last fall to a settlement for FTS and UniTek to pay up to $1.3 million to settle allegations of improper use of consumer reports in employee hiring (see 1609150019).