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Florida woman wins multimillion-dollar jury verdict against Equifax
Orlando Sentinel ^ | December 4, 2007 | Richard Burnett

Posted on 12/04/2007 9:03:26 AM PST by Daffynition

Angela P. Williams says she got nothing but a runaround from Equifax as she tried for more than a decade to clear up an identity mix-up that ruined her credit. Now she's hitting the credit-reporting giant where it hurts: on the bottom line.

An Orlando jury awarded Williams a multimillion-dollar verdict against Equifax for years of failing to correct dramatic errors in Williams' credit report that led to her credit score being trashed.

(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: equifax; identitytheft; idtheft
Good for her ... too bad the award wasn't $1B.
1 posted on 12/04/2007 9:03:27 AM PST by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition

Great news. These guys hardly ever listen.


2 posted on 12/04/2007 9:06:37 AM PST by Goreknowshowtocheat
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To: Daffynition
It is a mystery to me how these guys ever obtained exeption from slander/libel laws.

ML/NJ

3 posted on 12/04/2007 9:11:39 AM PST by ml/nj
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To: Goreknowshowtocheat

If I were this woman I would start applying for for some sort of credit right now ... before an appeal goes to a judge. If she is denied because of Equifax ... there goes the appeal right out the door.


4 posted on 12/04/2007 9:14:54 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Daffynition

It should’ve been 10 times that much. Hell, there are several credit reporting agencies. They should’ve confiscated all assets and liquidated them.


5 posted on 12/04/2007 9:27:33 AM PST by JamesP81 ("I am against "zero tolerance" policies. It is a crutch for idiots." --FReeper Tenacious 1)
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To: Daffynition
Hit them where it hurts and then hit them again...


6 posted on 12/04/2007 9:40:32 AM PST by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Neat...You have a nice twisted mind. I love it.


7 posted on 12/04/2007 10:09:38 AM PST by Goreknowshowtocheat
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To: Daffynition

bump


8 posted on 12/04/2007 10:11:32 AM PST by VOA
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To: ml/nj

Good lobbyists would be my guess.


9 posted on 12/04/2007 6:27:12 PM PST by festus (Fred Thompson '08)
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