Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Closed
Closed Settlement Statement:
According to court documents, the claim submission deadline has passed. Please contact the claims administrator if you have any questions.
Case Summary:Early Warning Services, LLC (EWS) is paying a little less than $4 million to settle a class action alleging the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in two ways. First, the complaint alleged that when consumers asked for a copy of their files, EWS provided not the entire file but a “Summary File Disclosure” and the option to request a “Comprehensive File Disclosure.” The complaint also alleges that EWS did not use the word “fraud” in a consumer file when a “Fraud Record” was reported by a financial institution.
Docket Number:2:18-cv-03277-CCC-SCM
Company: Early Warning Services LLC
Filing Deadline: January 1, 2100
Class Period: March 7, 2016 to February 21, 2020
Objection Deadline: May 11, 2020
Exclusion Deadline: May 11, 2020
Final Approval Hearing: June 22, 2020
Proof of Purchase:No claim forms are necessary. Presumably, EWS’s files will be used to identify class members.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you are a member of either of the following classes:
The (b)(2) Class is all natural persons living in the US who requested the contents of their files as maintained by EWS, between March 7, 2016 and February 21, 2020, and where EWS responded by providing a “Summary File Disclosure.”
The (b)(3) Class is all natural persons living in the US who requested the contents of their files as maintained by EWS, between March 7, 2016 and February 21, 2020, where EWS had in the file at least one fraud record, and where EWS provided a file disclosure that did not use the term “fraud.”
Typical Settlement Amount:No payments for (b)(2) Class members. Estimated at $59 for (b)(3) Class members, but final amount will depend on the final amount of deductions from the settlement fund for attorneys’ fees and costs.
Total Settlement Amount: $3,975,000
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$7,500
Law Firm:
Posner Law PLLC
Case Name: Shabani Stewart, et al. v. Early Warning Services, LLC
Settlement Website: Early Warning Service Consumer Report Settlements Website
Claims Administrator:
JND Legal Administration
Stewart v. Early Warning Services, LLC Settlement
c/o JND Legal Administration
PO Box 91365
Seattle, WA 98111
info@FileDisclosureFCRASettlement.com
1-888-964-1158 for (b)(2) Class
1-888-964-1154 for (b)(3) Class