Showing posts with label Equifax. Show all posts
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Friday, August 27, 2010

Equifax Sued for Leaking Consumer Information to Lexis/Nexis

Equifax Information Services claims LexisNexis slipped up in selling its reports on a civil judgment, prompting a consumer to file a Fair Credit Reporting Act claim against it. Equifax says it was sued by a consumer who claims the credit agency failed "to adopt reasonable procedures to ensure maximum possible accuracy in its reporting of the status of judgments that have been set aside, vacated or dismissed with prejudice." Equifax sued LexisNexis, a "public records vendor," in Federal Court. It says LexisNexis has not responded to its demand for indemnification.

According to the complaint, the two companies have a 2008 agreement that requires "LexisNexis to provide Equifax with the 'status' of judgments." more