Public Vector ComplianceLitigation early warning for compliance and defense teams.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Public Vector Compliance — the consumer class-action docket read for you every morning: new filings and the firms behind them, rulings, settlement benchmarks, and regulator activity — early warning for the industries you and your clients operate in.
$4.17B
Settlements tracked
Filed against, by industry10
New consumer class actions grouped by the defendant's industry — the theory, the venue, and the plaintiff firm behind each, with comparable settlement values for the theory.
Financial services 6
Walton v. Clarity Services, Inc. (Consumer Credit (FCRA / FDCPA), M.D. Fla., 2026-09-22)Clarity Services, Inc. violated Fair Credit Reporting Act requirements regarding credit reporting.
Comparable settlements: $2.3M median ($2.1M–$4.1M) · ~$102/member · 16 comparable settlements
Powlette v. Equifax Information Services LLC (Consumer Credit (FCRA / FDCPA), M.D. Fla., 2026-09-22)Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union failed to conduct reasonable investigations of consumer disputes and correct inaccurate information in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Comparable settlements: $2.3M median ($2.1M–$4.1M) · ~$102/member · 16 comparable settlements
filed by The Consumer Lawyers, PLLC ·
docket ↗ Wallace v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc. (Consumer Credit (FCRA / FDCPA), M.D. Fla., 2026-09-22)Experian Information Solutions, Inc. violated Fair Credit Reporting Act requirements regarding credit reporting.
Comparable settlements: $2.3M median ($2.1M–$4.1M) · ~$102/member · 16 comparable settlements
filed by The Consumer Lawyers, PLLC ·
docket ↗ Ordaz Saez v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc. (Consumer Credit (FCRA / FDCPA), M.D. Fla., 2026-09-21)Experian Information Solutions, Inc. violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by furnishing inaccurate credit information about Plaintiff's account balances.
Comparable settlements: $2.3M median ($2.1M–$4.1M) · ~$102/member · 16 comparable settlements
Ashby v. Equifax Information Services, LLC (Consumer Credit (FCRA / FDCPA), M.D. Fla., 2026-09-21)Equifax Information Services, LLC violated Fair Credit Reporting Act requirements regarding credit reporting.
Comparable settlements: $2.3M median ($2.1M–$4.1M) · ~$102/member · 16 comparable settlements
Quinn v. Equifax Information Services LLC (Consumer Credit (FCRA / FDCPA), M.D. Fla., 2026-09-21)Equifax, Experian, Trans Union, Barclays, and Discover violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to properly dispute and correct inaccurate credit report information.
Comparable settlements: $2.3M median ($2.1M–$4.1M) · ~$102/member · 16 comparable settlements
filed by Patti Zabaleta Law Group ·
docket ↗ Food & beverage 2
Lyness v. Creation Foods US Inc. (Consumer Fraud / False Advertising, S.D.N.Y., 2026-09-18)Creation Foods US Inc. allegedly made false or misleading claims about its products.
Comparable settlements: $7.2M median ($2.7M–$20.0M) · ~$62/member · 169 comparable settlements
Brand v. Garza Food Ventures, LLC (Consumer Fraud / False Advertising, W.D. Tex., 2026-09-18)Garza Food Ventures LLC (Siete Family Foods) sold Siete Sea Salt Kettle Cooked Potato Chips labeled "Made with Avocado Oil" that laboratory testing found contained seed oil substitutes instead.
Comparable settlements: $7.2M median ($2.7M–$20.0M) · ~$62/member · 169 comparable settlements
filed by Cicala Wackerly Conrod PLLC ·
docket ↗ Retail & consumer products 1
Kazemi v. Magic Spoon Inc. (Consumer Fraud / False Advertising, S.D.N.Y., 2026-09-22)Magic Spoon Inc. marketed cereal products as containing "0g TOTAL SUGARS PER SERVING" while they actually contained sugar in the form of allulose.
Comparable settlements: $7.2M median ($2.7M–$20.0M) · ~$62/member · 169 comparable settlements
Other consumer-facing 1
Noriega v. Sprouts Farmers Markets, LLC (Consumer Fraud / False Advertising, C.D. Cal., 2026-09-18)Sprouts Farmers Markets falsely labeled tortilla chips and potato chips as "Made With Avocado Oil" when they actually contained undisclosed seed oils.
Comparable settlements: $7.2M median ($2.7M–$20.0M) · ~$62/member · 169 comparable settlements
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- 5 rulings framed as exposure expanded or contracted
- 45 settlements as benchmarks by theory
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