Yearout & Traylor was one of the first firms to file a Class Action (Alabama) against Equifax as a result of the massive data breach seeking national class status. You can access a copy of the complaint here. We have sued for the breach, under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, among other claims asserted or to be asserted.
Our complaint seeks class certification to represent all individuals on a national basis who were impacted by the Equifax data breach. You can read some about the lawsuit here: Alabama lawyers seek to represent victims of Equifax hack.
The cases are in their infancy and new cases are being filed daily, including lawsuits threatened (or filed) by several state attorney generals. We hope, through this litigation, to find out who was impacted, the severity of the impact, prevent (or limit) future problems, and importantly discover not only how Equifax permitted this data breach to proceed unnoticed for months, but also failed to promptly notify consumers (and the public) about the breach so that measures could be taken to protect the impacted individuals.
A series of FAQs are below and we hope to add to this list as we receive common questions and learn more information. We will try to use this site, among other resources, to keep you up to date about the progress of the litigation. If you want our help, please let us know by signing up with our firm: Equifax Data Breach Form. If you have any questions, please let us know.
You can find out if your data was possibly breached by visiting this site. We expect you to receive one of three responses once you provide the necessary information:
You may have been breached:
You have not been breached:
Check back on [DATE]:
At least one person has responded that he/she will need to check back on a certain date. If you receive that response, check back, but in the interim, we still encourage you to sign up since we will not be filing new claims right away and we can keep you in the loop and watch your claim while we figure out exactly who has been impacted.
We ask that you DO NOT ENROLL in Equifax’s program at this time given the uncertainty about how that might impact your claim. But we do have some recommendations for you below.
First, we recommend that you fill out the Equifax Data Breach Form and sign up with us so that we can represent you in the Equifax Litigation.
You can read a little about the lawsuit that we filed here.
There are several steps you can take to protect your credit now. Unfortunately for some, these would have been much more helpful had Equifax not been slow to respond and report the massive data breach.
You should also pass this information along to family and friends so that they can take steps to protect themselves and protect their rights.
Here is how to set up a Fraud Alert on your credit files:
The prices can vary depending on the level and provider so please check with each and determine which one meets your needs best.
Yearout & Traylor has put together a formidable team of lawyers with a variety of backgrounds who will be able to represent the Class of people who have been affected by Equifax’s massive data breach. We have lawyers that focus their practice on litigation and that includes litigation against Equifax, federal questions, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Identity Theft, and Consumer Protection, among others.
We can help you, your family, and your friends protect their credit, fix their credit, and make a recovery against Equifax. Fill out the Equifax Data Breach Form now.
If you want more information about this team, please let us know.
Yearout & Traylor will proceed with its class action, monitor other class actions, and pursue your claim against Equifax. While we will pursue your claim, we may not immediately file an action on your behalf while the Class Action complaints are sorted out. Many lawyers from many states have already filed lawsuits against Equifax over the data breach, but no class has been certified yet (09.13.2017).
There are several possibilities:
We will learn more as the many cases proceed through the initial stages of litigation in federal district courts.
Yearout & Traylor will proceed with its class action, monitor other class actions, and pursue your claim against Equifax. As those cases proceed, we will provide periodic updates through updates on our website, email newsletters, direct letters, and/or phone calls. Depending on how quickly the cases proceed, will depend on how frequently we provide an update.
Keep in mind, standard litigation can last 12-18 months from the moment the case is filed until conclusion. More complex cases can last even longer. Given the breadth and complexity of this massive data breach, it could last several years. But do not be discouraged, we will be there with you every step of the way, keeping track of your claim, your deadlines, and making sure we maximize your recovery as a class member.
This may be difficult to predict given how early in the litigation we are and what limited information we have how specifically each person was impacted, the total number of people impacted, how people may be impacted in the future, and what can be done to limit the future impact. But we hope to obtain the following:
We will have several ways for you to get in touch with us, including:
Phone
Main
Fax
We will also send out information through email blasts. You can always unsubscribe to those emails, but we anticipate that will be an important communication tool and will not be abused – we will not flood your inbox.
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