A federal judge in Atlanta rejected arguments by Comcast that a binding arbitration clause in its service contract with a former customer bars a putative class action claiming it pulled Georgian’s credit reports without permission.

The suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia said the plaintiff, Michael Hearn, was on the phone with a Comcast representative discussing renewing his service when the rep initiated a “hard pull” of his credit score.

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