U.S. High Court Won’t Hear Objector’s Appeal Of LexisNexis Data Settlement

Mealey's (October 3, 2016, 2:33 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 3 denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by an objector of a class settlement by LexisNexis Risk & Information Analytics Group Inc., Seisint Inc. and Reed Elsevier Inc. (collectively, Lexis) under which the defendants will provide monetary compensation and alter some of their products and distribution methods to end a class complaint filed by consumers who allege that reports being sold to debt collectors violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) (Adam E. Schulman v. LexisNexis Risk and Information Analytics Group, Inc., et al., No. 15-1420, U.S. Sup.; 2016 U.S. LEXIS 5254)....

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