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By comparison, here's somebody who sued them in small claims court and won $8000: https://blog.legalist.com/i-won-8-000-from-equifax-in-small-claims-court-here
by jammygit 7y ago
By comparison, here's somebody who sued them in small claims court and won $8000:
https://blog.legalist.com/i-won-8-000-from-equifax-in-small-claims-court-heres-how-you-can-too-f0ce6925c079?gi=6cf7765790c2 https://blog.legalist.com/i-won-8-000-from-equifax-in-small-...
an update about winning the appeal afterwards (edit: apparently they got it reduced to $5500):
https://blog.legalist.com/i-fought-equifaxs-lawyer-in-court-and-won-here-s-how-a16930c53af3 https://blog.legalist.com/i-fought-equifaxs-lawyer-in-court-...
- cbau 7y agoReally interesting! Does submitting a claim here prevent you from suing Equifax in small claims court? It seems possible that a $5000 may be worth my time.
- scott00 7y agoNot only does submitting a claim prevent you from suing Equifax, the only way to preserve your right to sue is to actively exclude yourself from the settlement. See FAQs 19 and 23. 19: https://www.equifaxbreachsettlement.com/faq#q-19 https://www.equifaxbreachsettlement.com/faq#q-19 23: https://www.equifaxbreachsettlement.com/faq#q-23 https://www.equifaxbreachsettlement.com/faq#q-23
- jammygit 7y agoThat can’t be legally binding
- kube-system 7y agoIt appears that rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure binds even unnamed parties of a class action suit, unless they exclude themselves from an eligible suit. https://civilprocedure.uslegal.com/class-action/binding-nature-of-class-actions/ https://civilprocedure.uslegal.com/class-action/binding-natu...
- astura 7y agoWhy not? It's totally standard for class action suits
- markdown 7y agoTIL you can appeal a small claims court judgement.