DEONTE BROADY v. WASTE PRO USA, INC.

Case No. 2022 11719 CIDL in the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in and for Colusia County, Florida

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION

 

DEONTE BROADY, on behalf of himself and
on behalf of all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,

v.     

WASTE PRO USA, INC.,
Defendant.

           CASE NO.: 2022 11719 CIDL

 


NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND HEARING
A court authorized this Notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.


This notice relates to a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit which alleges that Defendant Waste Pro USA, Inc. violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). Plaintiff Deonte Broady (“Plaintiff”) alleged that Defendant violated the FCRA by inserting extraneous information into forms authorizing the procurement and use of consumer report information in background checks for employment purposes, by not by providing him with the required pre-adverse notice to applicants prior to taking adverse action against them, and by obtaining consumer reports without the proper authorization. Defendant denies that it violated the law in any way whatsoever. The two sides disagree as to whether Defendant’s conduct was permitted under the FCRA, whether Defendant would be liable under the FCRA with respect to that conduct and, if so, the extent of any such liability. The parties have, however, agreed to resolve the lawsuit through a Court-supervised settlement.


• Membership in the settlement class will be determined based upon Defendant’s records.


• You are receiving this notice because Defendant’s records indicate that you are a Class Member, so you are eligible to participate in this class action settlement.

 

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT

How to Get Paid from the Settlement:

If you timely return the Claim Form, and the Court grants final approval of the Class Settlement, you will be sent a Settlement Check of approximately $59.74. Depending upon the cost of notice, administration, and other expenses approved by the court, including a general release payment to the Named Plaintiff, the amount of each Settlement Check may be reduced on a pro rata (proportional) basis.


THE CLAIM FORM MUST BE MAILED TO THE CLASS SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATOR NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 6, 2023

What happens if you do nothing:

If the Court approves the settlement and you do nothing, you will be releasing your claims and you will not receive your share of a class action settlement, up to $59.74. The Full Release and Released Parties are available on this Settlement Website,

 

How to ask that you be excluded:

You have the right to exclude yourself from the settlement completely (“opt out”). You can opt out by following the instructions on this Settlement website. You will not receive any monetary payments from the Settlement. You will not have any right to object, but you will not be bound by the terms of this Settlement and will retain your right to file your own lawsuit. The opt out deadline is OCTOBER 6, 2023.
Object by OCTOBER 6, 2023: You may write to the Court about why you don’t like the settlement. You cannot object if you opt out.
Go to a Hearing on OCTOBER 18, 2023 Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the settlement.
  • Your rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the Notice; The Court still has to decide whether to approve this settlement, which may take some time.