Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Virginia woman against Equifax and Hyundai Motor Company in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, alleging they both violated the U.S. Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The lawsuit alleges Equifax violated the FCRA by including derogatory and inaccurate statements
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C., recently filed a class action lawsuit in Pennsylvania federal court against Experian Information Solutions, the United States-based division of credit reporting agency Experian plc. The lawsuit alleges Experian systematically violates the U.S. Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to provide to consumers all of the information it maintains about them. According
To minimize time checking on the background of potential renters, landlords use automatic screen reports, which helps them sift through candidates to determine who will make reliable tenants and who will not. These reports are fast and provide a concise report about a potential candidate. It also makes a recommendation to the landlord about whether
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Connecticut woman against Crimcheck.com in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, alleging the company violated the U.S. Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). According to the complaint in the lawsuit, our client applied for a position at The Job Center in
Weeks after lawyers gave oral arguments before the United States Supreme Court on Ramirez v. TransUnion, a case that will impact how standing is determined in class action lawsuits, the attorney for one of the law firms involved spoke with students at Berkeley Law. John Soumilas, a shareholder at Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C., who has
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. recently filed a federal class action lawsuit against Avantus, LLC, a Connecticut-based consumer credit reporting company, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. The lawsuit alleges that Avantus violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when it erroneously and wrongfully placed a terrorist alert on a consumer
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to review a high-profile case handled by Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. (FMS). The firm represents a class of consumers who were misbranded as terrorists on their TransUnion credit reports. Ramirez v. TransUnion Sergio L. Ramirez claimed that credit reporting agency TransUnion LLC willfully mixed his identity with someone
Data breaches have unfortunately become a common problem as more data is stored or shared in drives and other hackable services. There have been numerous high-profile data hacks over the years from retail companies to government agencies to credit reporting agencies. These attacks impact consumers and corporations throughout the world and cause millions of dollars
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. recently filed a class action lawsuit in Pennsylvania federal court against the TransUnion credit reporting agency alleging that the company violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act when it misreported two terrorist alerts on a credit report based simply upon a man having the same first name as two individuals on
In September 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia approved a nationwide settlement against Equifax in response to a class action. The suit alleges that Equifax, one of three major credit reporting agencies in the U.S., violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by including inaccurate information about tax liens, civil