N.Y. Judge Orders Plaintiff to Answer Verizon's Motion to Compel Arbitration
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas for Southern New York ordered plaintiff Israel Mertz to respond by Tuesday to defendant Verizon Wireless’ April 30 request to file a motion to compel arbitration (docket 7:22-cv-10938) and stay proceedings in a Fair Credit…
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Reporting Act (FCRA) lawsuit. The court will address the pre-motion request at a scheduled conference May 18, said Karas’ Thursday filing in U.S. District Court for Southern New York in White Plains. Mertz claims Verizon Wireless violated the FCRA by improperly sending his wireless service account to collections and inaccurately reporting his account to credit reporting agencies (see Ref:2302240023]). Mertz also named Trans Union in the suit. Verizon contends it and Mertz agreed before the lawsuit, via its customer agreement, to arbitrate any dispute that arises out of services Mertz received from the carrier. As a result, the action should be stayed, pending arbitration, it said.