D.S.C. · No. 4:26-cv-03844
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| Matter | Type | Practice area | Court | Date | Value |
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| Equifax Information Services, LLCsource ↗ filed by Hays Cauley PC · Judge Joseph Dawson III · No. 4:26-cv-03844 · 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act · view case timeline → Comparable settlements $59.50M–$725M ▾Analogous tracking-technology privacy claims split: Doe v. Bayhealth survived on breach of confidentiality, while Tower Health's Meta Pixel claim was dismissed with prejudice and Integris saw state claims left unclear. Equifax's scale and sensitive financial data cut both ways on standing and consent theories. Comparable settlements $59.50M–$725M median $81.50M · n=10 Meta $725M · Google $425M · Google LLC $135M Per member (realized): ~$29 median · $29–$29 (n=2) Comparable verdict: Google LLC $425.70M · Google LLC $425.65M Key precedent: Patrick Santoro v. Tower Health (3rd Cir.) — dismissal of Meta Pixel/tracking claim affirmed, showing courts skeptical of similar third-party disclosure theories absent concrete harm. Main risk: Dismissal on pleadings/standing grounds as in Tower Health, or reclassification as routine FCRA dispute rather than wiretap violation This defendant: Equifax has extensive FCRA litigation history including a $2.2M settlement, showing willingness to settle rather than litigate to verdict Rough EV model (wide — class size is the big unknown, not a prediction): $30M–$580M Small n=2 realized-payout sample and cross-theory analogies (health/biometric tracking) limit precision; actual claim mechanics (wiretap vs. tracking tech) unspecified. · grounded in 8 rulings, 10 settlements, 4 verdicts | Filing | Privacy & Wiretap | D.S.C. | 2026-09-03 | $59.50M–$725M comparable settlements |