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Calmes v. Equifax Information Services LLC

S.D. Fla. · No. 2:26-cv-14308

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filed by Patti Zabaleta Law Group · Judge Jose E. Martinez · No. 2:26-cv-14308 · 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act · view case timeline →
Comparable settlements –$7.40M ▾
Minano v. DLJ Mortgage Capital shows FCRA claims against furnishers/CRAs are frequently narrowed at MTD stage (no private right of action under several sections), while Askins shows disclosure-based FCRA claims can survive on bare statutory violation theory. Equifax's own settlement history ($2.2M twice, but also $0.0M outcome) shows high variance in case resolution.
Comparable settlements –$7.40M median $2.20M · n=10
Trader Joe's $7.40M · Xactus $2.40M · RentGrow $2.25M
Per member (realized): ~$301 median · $102–$500 (n=2)
Comparable verdict: TransUnion, LLC $40M
Key precedent: Minano v. DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc. — directly parallels likely FCRA furnisher/CRA claims against Equifax, dismissing several counts for lack of private right of action.
Main risk: Partial or full dismissal for failure to state a claim or lack of private right of action, as in Minano, especially for technical FCRA subsections.
This defendant: Multiple recent individual FCRA/FDCPA filings against Equifax (McClary, Ali, Porter, Jover, Pringle, Sanchez) suggest recurring litigation pattern, not necessarily high-value outcomes.
Rough EV model (wide — class size is the big unknown, not a prediction): –$3M
Single-filing snapshot; unclear if case proceeds as individual or class action, limiting precision of class size and total value estimates. · grounded in 10 rulings, 10 settlements, 1 verdicts
FilingConsumer Credit (FCRA/FDCPA)S.D. Fla.2026-08-19–$7.40M
comparable settlements