4th Circuit Upholds LexisNexis Data Sale Settlement

Mealey's (December 17, 2015, 11:02 AM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 4 denied multiple objectors’ claims and upheld approval of a 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) (Gregory Thomas Berry, et al. v. Adam E. Schulman, No. 14-2006, Gregory Thomas Berry, et al. v. Megan Christina Aaron, et al., No. 14-2050, Gregory Thomas Berry, et al. v. Scott Hardway, et al., No. 14-2101, 4th Cir.; 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 21062)....

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