Class Action Case:
BLOOM V. ACT, INC.
Settlement:
$16 MILLION
Trial Attorney(s):
Case Synopsis:
After nearly three years of intense litigation and mediation, a final settlement has been approved in a lawsuit alleging ACT, Inc. (“ACT”) disclosed information regarding certain ACT examinees’ disability status to colleges and scholarship organizations on score reports, and denied certain examinees with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in its Educational Opportunity Service, which colleges use to recruit students. Final approval of the proposed class action settlement, including class representative service awards and attorney fees and costs, was granted on April 1, 2021 by the Honorable George H. Wu of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.