Civil Rights Groups, Others Support Class’s Arguments On Typicality In High Court

Mealey's (March 12, 2021, 1:05 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Class members who were awarded more than $40 million in damages for a credit bureau’s incorrect placement of terrorist alerts on their credit reports showed typicality by challenging a common pattern of conduct “even if the effects of that conduct vary,” the Impact Fund, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc. and 24 civil rights organizations argue in an amicus curiae brief filed March 10 in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the class members who are opposing petitioner Trans Union LLC’s attempt to challenge the class’s standing and typicality....