- Questions and Answers
If a background screening company mixed me with someone else more than once, does that increase my legal claim?
- Questions and Answers
If a background screening company mixed me with someone else more than once, does that increase my legal claim?
If a background screening company mixed me with someone else more than once, does that increase my legal claim?
This isn’t the first time this has happened. I disputed a mixed file before, thought it was fixed, and now the same problem showed up again. Same type of error. Same careless matching. Different opportunity on the line.
Yes. Repeated mixed-file errors are a major red flag. Courts often see repeat mistakes as evidence that a company failed to fix known problems or never implemented reasonable procedures in the first place.
Multiple incidents can support claims of:
- Unreasonable accuracy procedures.
- Willful or reckless misconduct.
- Systemic failure to prevent identity mismatches.
Repeat errors often significantly increase potential damages under the FCRA.
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