January 30, 2014
A federal judge on Wednesday cut down an Oregon woman's $18.4 million punitive damages award in her suit claiming Equifax Information Services LLC ignored pleas to correct an inaccurate credit report, calling the unprecedented figure a breach of due process.
August 05, 2013
An Oregon federal jury recently handed down the largest award ever given to an individual consumer under the Fair Credit Reporting Act in a suit against Equifax Information Services LLC, a frightening verdict for companies that trade on consumer data, which are now likely to face a flood of similar suits, attorneys say.
July 29, 2013
An Oregon federal jury on Friday found that a woman who sued Equifax Information Services LLC after trying to get the company to correct problems on her credit report was owed $18.6 million in damages, holding that Equifax negligently and willfully violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act.