CLC Wins Case Against Background Check Company

The Chicago Lawyers’ Committee recently won a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) case against a background check company, Infotrack Information Services, Inc.  The suit charged that Infotrack recklessly reported criminal background information without checking basic information – without checking whether birthdates, race information, or middle initials matched – and as a consequence falsely reported that individuals had heinous records as sex offenders.  Rather than contest the suit, Infotrack immediately paid $35,000 to settle the case, satisfying all relief the individual plaintiff could possibly recover under FCRA.  Attorney Chris Wilmes of Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym led the case.