E.D. Wis. · No. 2:26-cv-01866
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| Matter | Type | Practice area | Court | Date | Value |
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| Credit Associates LLCsource ↗ filed by Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc · Judge Brett H. Ludwig · No. 2:26-cv-01866 · 28:1331 Fed. Question · view case timeline → Comparable settlements $59.50M–$725M ▾Privacy/wiretap claims show split outcomes: Bayhealth and Gunnar Optiks survived dismissal while Tower Health and Nuance were dismissed on statutory/technical grounds. Credit Associates' debt-collection calling practices mirror call-recording theories but no case law here directly matches the fact pattern. Comparable settlements $59.50M–$725M median $81.50M · n=10 Meta $725M · Google $425M · Google $135M Per member (realized): ~$29 median · $29–$29 (n=2) Comparable verdict: Google LLC $425.70M · Google LLC $425.65M Key precedent: Doe v. Bayhealth Medical Ctr. — survived because duty of confidentiality/privacy claims against service providers can proceed past MTD when factual disclosure is plausibly pled. Main risk: Dismissal risk mirrors Tower Health/Nuance — courts often find statutory exemptions or pleading deficiencies fatal to privacy/wiretap theories. Rough EV model (wide — class size is the big unknown, not a prediction): $125K–$4M Small comparable sample, scale mismatch with mega-settlement data, and no prior Credit Associates litigation history limit precision. · grounded in 9 rulings, 10 settlements, 4 verdicts | Filing | Privacy & Wiretap | E.D. Wis. | 2026-10-07 | $59.50M–$725M comparable settlements |