The Court granted Final Approval of the Settlement on December 15, 2022. You can review a copy of the Court’s Final Approval Order on the
Important Documents page. Please continue to check this settlement website for future updates.
Each approved Settlement Class Member will receive a payment in the amount of $2,263.95.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
A FEDERAL COURT AUTHORIZED THIS NOTICE
These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the Notice. Please read the Notice carefully.
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There is a proposed Settlement in a class action lawsuit entitled Ramirez v. Trans Union, LLC, Case Number 3:12-cv-00632-JSC.
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The lawsuit claimed that Trans Union failed to comply with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act by associating consumers with individuals
listed on the U.S. government’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) Database.
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The parties have reached a proposed settlement in the lawsuit. The settlement has not been approved by the Court yet.
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The settlement will provide a settlement fund of $9,000,000.00 to pay people who are members of the Class.
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The settlement fund will be used to make payments to Class Members that Trans Union sent credit reports containing OFAC records to other businesses.
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Stipulation Subgroup Class Members where Trans Union’s records show that it sent an OFAC record to a business do not need to do anything,
and will receive an automatic payment. More details about the proposed settlement including answers to frequently asked questions can be
found in the Stipulation Subgroup Notice.
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Non-Stipulation Subgroup Class Members will need to submit a Claim Form identifying a time when Trans Union sent a credit report containing
an OFAC record to a third party, in order to receive a payment from the settlement. More details about the proposed settlement
including answers to frequently asked questions can be found in the Non-Stipulation Subgroup Notice.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
YOU CAN DO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
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Stipulation Subgroup Class Members - You will receive an automatic payment. The amount of the payment will depend on the number of claims
submitted but is expected to be approximately $1,900.00.
Non-Stipulation Subgroup Class Members – You will not receive any money from the settlement, and you will not give up any rights or claims.
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File A Claim
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Stipulation Subgroup Class Members - You do not need to file a claim to receive money.
Non-Stipulation Subgroup Class Members – You must file a claim form to receive any money from the settlement.
The amount of the payment will depend on the number of claims submitted but is expected to be approximately $1,900.00.
THE DEADLINE TO MAKE A CLAIM IS OCTOBER 17, 2022.
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Object
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Write to the Court about why you don’t like the settlement.
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Go To A Hearing
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Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the settlement.
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