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Does anyone have recommendations for quantifying the damages? Something the judge won't toss out?
Also why does this make us put in the court where we will file? Doesn't it need to be where Equifax is located, and won't it be the same for everyone?
Also, it's unclear what court you're supposed to file in. I did some research and, at least in New York, you're supposed to file a claim where the defendant does business. I put my local county small claims court in (New York County Civil Court), but I'm not sure if that was right. Maybe because Equifax is such a big company doing business everywhere I can file in my local court? Otherwise it looks like I would need to file in Atlanta, where their headquarters is.
OK, on the site under the reg info it says to "Verify" you were part of the breach by using Equifax's verification site. Hasn't it already been established that this site is giving (at best) inconsistent results? So if their of-dubious-use tool says I wasn't impacted I have no recourse? Also, the amounts available in small claims court seems like peanuts compared to my data being "out there" permanently. This is just…
What do you think will come out of the class-action lawsuits and how much do you think people will get per capita after the lawyers are paid? I have a feeling that in small courts you can at least get more than that. PA for example has a max of $12k claim amount.
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FYI - when you dodge the question this way, you look as bad as equifax. What is in it for you? Do you take a percentage of the judgement? I'll probably end up paying a lawyer to advise me on the best way to get back at Equifax. But, I'm not going to do business with you because you're shady and won't disclose your interest in this case.
He did answer your question. "But if you do file the case and win $1000, we'll recover alongside you"
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What do you think will come out of the class-action lawsuits and how much do you think people will get per capita after the lawyers are paid? I have a feeling that in small courts you can at least get more than that. PA for example has a max of $12k claim amount.
Oh, yes, totally agree that the class action suits will result in a sweet $15 check or something. I guess my poorly phrased lament was just in reflection that even the max payout in small claims doesn't seem like a great result given that this stuff is out there permanently. I read some stats that indicated an average of 330 hours for a person to work through fraud on their credit reports or otherwise clean up an ID…
If you get hit for that, you're on the hook, not them. That's explicit in their ToS. Have fun, kiddos.
I get 500 too. And there is no console log at all...
For individuals considering this, note that champerty arrangements are illegal in certain jurisdictions. If you get hit for that, you're on the hook, not them. That's explicit in their ToS. Have fun, kiddos.
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What is in it for you? Do you take a percentage of the judgement? Just because you don't know how lawyerin' works is no excuse to be insulting. They take a contingency, like every other friggin' lawyer on the planet. (No financial interest, don't know the founders from Adam, yada, yada)
> take a contingency, like every other friggin' lawyer on the planet. Actually, there are countries where lawyers don't (and legally can not) take contingency fees. Not allowed to advertise, either.