C.D. Cal. · No. 8:26-cv-02345
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| Portola Tech LLCsource ↗ filed by Consumer Litigation Associates · No. 8:26-cv-02345 · 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act · view case timeline → Comparable settlements –$7.40M ▾Minano v. DLJ shows several FCRA furnisher theories dismissed for no private right of action, while Askins v. CRST held bare statutory disclosure violations confer standing and can survive. Outcomes for Equifax-specific furnisher claims are split depending on which FCRA subsection is pled. Comparable settlements –$7.40M median $2.23M · n=8 Trader Joe's $7.40M · Xactus $2.40M · Amazon.com Inc. an $2.25M Per member (realized): ~$301 median · $102–$500 (n=2) Comparable verdict: TransUnion, LLC $40M Key precedent: Minano v. Dlj Mortgage Capital, Inc. — dismissed multiple FCRA furnisher claims (no private right of action) but allowed others to proceed without prejudice, mirroring likely fate of similar claims here. Main risk: Dismissal of core FCRA counts for lacking a private right of action or insufficient factual specificity, as in Minano. This defendant: Six recent individual FCRA filings against Equifax show a persistent litigation pattern but no visible outcome data yet. Rough EV model (wide — class size is the big unknown, not a prediction): –$1K Single-plaintiff case; class-based EV framework may not apply, and small comparable sample limits precision. · grounded in 10 rulings, 8 settlements, 1 verdicts | Filing | Privacy & Wiretap | C.D. Cal. | 2026-08-21 | –$7.40M comparable settlements |