Preliminary Approval Of $16M Settlement Granted In Student Disclosure Suit

Mealey's (November 2, 2020, 1:39 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California on Sept. 16 granted preliminary approval of a $16 million settlement to be paid by ACT Inc. to end a class complaint alleging disclosure of information regarding certain ACT examinees’ disability status to colleges and scholarship organizations and denying certain examinees with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in its Educational Opportunity Service (EOS) program (Halie Bloom, et al. v. ACT, Inc., No. 18-6749, C.D. Calif.)....