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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Trans Union, LLC
Current Parent Company: TransUnion
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Penalty: $8,000,000
Year: 2018
Date: March 11, 2018
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: Fair Credit Reporting Act violation
Violation Description: TransUnion agreed to pay $8 million to settler allegations that it mistakenly identified thousands of U.S. consumers as having criminal records or being on terrorist watch lists.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:14-cv-0522
Case Name: Patel v. Trans Union, LLC et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: credit rating services
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