Consumer Rights Blog

80% of adults in the U.S. are facing uncertain financial times, credit issues or poverty. The sting can be even worse if you’re financial hurt because someone stole your identity and ruined your credit. No matter the reason why you’ve fallen on hard times, it just plain stinks. And we’re in it together. This is

The New York Times reports one woman’s fight to clear her credit report of errors. Read on… Unfortunately, We’re Not Surprised. We See it All the Time I wish I could say that this was the first time of our seeing a fact pattern like this but unfortunately our firm has represented many consumers with the

Identity theft is a growing problem, especially with the increasing frequency your personal information is being entered and stored at multiple locations and sites.  Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. decided to create this infographic to further illustrate to the increasing amount of identity theft occurring in the United States, and the various ways your information can

Rite Aid and LexisNexis are facing a class action lawsuit alleging that Rite Aid made adverse hiring decisions using inaccurate information from background check reports supplied by LexisNexis. This type of action would be a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The plaintiffs in this suit claim LexisNexis compiled background information about them

“It has been more than 40 years since Congress passed the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) out of concern for the growing use and potential misuse of consumer credit history, but its relevance as a consumer privacy statute has never been greater.”  — Read more at: The ABA

Jim Francis  says the bureaus have no systemic incentive to fix things. When they make hundreds of millions of dollars each year in profit, legal losses are small change – “just a cost of doing business”. Read more at Philly.com

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA    JOHN DOE           Plaintiff,   v.   TRANS UNION, LLC       and EQUIFAX INFORMATION SYSTEMS LLC         and                                                EXPERIAN INFORMATION        SOLUTIONS, INC.                          Defendants.   )))) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )  

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY  JOHN DOE,           Plaintiff,   v.                                                 EXPERIAN INFORMATION                                       COMPLAINT SOLUTIONS, INC.                        

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA    JOHN DOE              Plaintiff,   v.   TRANS UNION, LLC.      and EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES LLC             Defendants. ))  ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )     Civil Action No.     Complaint   Jury

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA    JOHN DOE              Plaintiff,   v.   EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC. and EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES LLC             Defendants. ))  ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )     Civil Action No.     Complaint