Arnold
Arnold v. DMG MORI USA, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STEVEN ARNOLD, et al., Case No. 18-cv-02373-JD
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE FINAL APPROVAL AND
v. ATTORNEYS’ FEES
DMG MORI USA, INC., Defendant.
12 This is a consumer class action alleging that defendant DMG Mori USA accessed the consumer reports of prospective employees using an authorization form that violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq. Dkt. No. 75 at 1. After more than three years of litigation, which included class certification and summary judgment for plaintiffs on DMG’s liability under the FCRA, the parties signed a settlement agreement in July 2021. Dkt. Nos. 75, 113, 118. The Court approved the proposed class settlement on a preliminary basis after holding a hearing. Dkt. Nos. 122, 123. The conditionally certified settlement class consists of “all persons residing in the United States for whom DMG procured or caused to be procured a customer report for employment purposes on or after April …