Lawyers at Greenberg Traurig on Wednesday removed a class action against Covidien and its parent company Medtronic Inc. to California Central District Court. The complaint, filed by James Hawkins APLC, contends that the defendants conducted improper background checks on job applicants in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The case is 8:22-cv-00015, Lamug v. Medtronic, Inc., a corporation et al.

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