Ellis v. Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:13-cv-00473

Court:

Virginia Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Consumer Credit

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

John A. Gibney, Jr

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  1. April 22, 2014

    Swift Transportation To Pay $4.4M In Background Check Suit

    Trucking conglomerate Swift Transportation Co. will pay $4.4 million to settle a class action claiming that it neglected to tell more than 10,000 job applicants that they can access and contest background checks used in the company's hiring process, with the plaintiffs seeking approval of the deal on Monday.

  2. July 25, 2013

    Trucking Giant Swift Sued Over Hiring Background Checks

    Multibillion-dollar trucking conglomerate Swift Transportation Co. neglected to tell more than 10,000 job applicants that they can access and contest the background checks it used in its hiring process, according to a proposed class action filed Tuesday in a Virginia federal court.