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Case ID: 2770 | Credit / Debt | 08/30/2004
A nationwide class action is pending in federal court in Illinois alleging that Trans Union LLC compiled personal and confidential information about the class members and sold it to third parties. This information includes credit and financial information as well as other privileged data. The action, alleging that Trans Union profited by as much as $100+ million through these unauthorized sales, seeks disgorgement of profits as well as actual and punitive damages.
Trans Union is a credit bureau, with access to the credit and financial history of consumers. Trans Union drew upon its own credit database, known as "CRONUS," to compile what it called "target marketing lists." CRONUS contains information on every person who has at least two active examples of credit, such as open credit card accounts or open loans. It is estimated that there are 135 million people in the CRONUS database and that the class in this case could reach 190 million. The target marketing lists prepared by Trans Union were available for purchase and were sold to companies primarily for the purpose of solicitation and sales, not for extending credit. These types of sales are patently unlawful under the Fair Credit Reporting Act according to the Federal Trade Commission. Trans Union has been permanently enjoined from selling target marketing lists by the FTC. This decision was upheld by the United States Supreme Court in 2002. That decision prompted the majority of the suits filed nationwide that were consolidated into this one master case. In April of 2002, the court dismissed several of the plaintiffs' allegations, but the core allegations of the case remain. In response, the plaintiffs filed a less complex amended complaint. The defendants have moved to dismiss this complaint as well, but the court has not ruled on this matter. At this time, a motion for class certification has not been filed by the plaintiffs. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Credit / Debt Cases of Interest A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of New York against JA Cambece, Esquire, a debt collection law firm in Peabury, Massachusetts, for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Act. Class members seek statutory damages, costs and attorney's fees. A national class action has been filed in Kansas against mortgage broker giant, Money Tree Mortgage, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all U.S. residents who have applied for mortgages through Money Tree and alleges that the company has committed a litany of common law and federal violations from fraud, conversion and negligent misrepresentation to wire fraud, racketeering and violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The action seeks compensatory, statutory and punitive damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. A class action has been filed in Kentucky against the Serban Law Offices and Attorney Daniel Serban. The action is brought on behalf of all Kentucky residents who since October 17, 2002, have received a collection "form" letter from the Serban Law Offices or Daniel Serban. The action alleges that these "form" collection letters do not meet the requirements of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
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