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USA WEEKEND ■ July 11-13. 2008
LEGAL NOTICE
In re Trans Union Corp. Privacy Litigation. Case No. 00-CV-4729, MDL Docket No. 1350,
U.S. Dist. Ct.. N. Dist. Illinois. Eastern Division. Judge Robert W. Gettleman
If you had a credit card, loan or credit
account, you could get benefits from a class
action settlement.
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A settlement worth at least 575 million has been reached
with Trans Union LLC and Acxiom Corporation (“Defendants")
in a class action lawsuit that claims the Defendants violated state
laws and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA") when they sold
lists containing personal and financial consumer information
to third parties for marketing purposes. The settlement does not
mean the Defendants violated any laws ordidanything wrong. The
Defendants deny any claims of wrongdoing in this case.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of
Illinois will haveahearingtodecide whetherto give final approval
to the settlement, so that benefits can be issued. Those included
in the class action, together called a “Class," may object to the
settlement or ask to speak at the hearing. Eligible Class members
may also sign up for credit monitoring or other benefits from the
settlement. For more information, including a detailed notice, go
to www.ListClassAction.com or call, toll-free. 1-866-416-3470.
Who’s included?
The Court decided that the Class includes all consumers who
had an open credit account or an open line of credit from a credit
grantor < including, for instance automobile loans, bank credit
cards, department store credit cards, other retail store credit cards,
finance company loans, mortgage loans, and student loans) located
in the United States anytime from January 1.1987 to May 28.2008.
What does the settlement provide?
The settlement will: (1) establish a $75 million Settlement
Fund: (2) give Class members the option of selecting six or nine
months of credit monitoring services; (3) donate $150,000 to
non-profit organizations; (4) pay for settlements or judgments
for damage claims related to lawsuits brought individually by
Class members against the Defendants; (5) pay class counsels'
attorneys' fees and their expenses; (6) pay the costs of notice
and administering the settlement; and (7) distribute any money
remaining (after deducting the costs for everything listed
above) in the Settlement Fund to Class members who register
for a payment or to non-profit organizations.
The six months of credit monitoring services (which retails
for $59.75) include: (I) the ability to lock your credit report so
third parties, such as lenders or other companies, will not be
able to access your credit report without your consent (unless
allowed by law); (2) unlimited daily access to your Trans
Union credit report and credit score: and (3) credit monitoring
with a 24-hour email credit notification service. The nine months
ofenhanced credit monitoring services (which retails for $ 115.50)
includes all the services listed above, plus a suite of insurance
scores and a mortgage simulator service. If you get the enhanced
credit monitoring you will not be able to get a payment from the
settlement or start an individual lawsuit. More details on all of
the settlement benefits are available in the Settlement Agreement
www.ListClassAction.com
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which can be obtained at www.ListClassAction.com or by
calling, toll-free. 1-866-416-3470.
How DO YOU ASK FOR BENEFITS?
To receive credit monitoring from the settlement you must go
to www.ListClassAction.com and register by September 24,
2008. If you register, you will have six months after the Court
grants final approval to the settlement and all appeals are
resolved to activate your credit monitoring benefit. You may
also register at the website or by mail until September 24,2008,
to receive a possible cash payment.
Your other rights.
Whether or not you seek any benefits being offered as part
of this settlement, all Class members will rial be able to participate
in a class action or join multiple plaintiffs in a single action. You
may object to the settlement by August 22, 2008. The detailed
notice explains how to object. Y our options for benefits provided
by the settlement are as follow:
• File an individual lawsuit against Defendants) for claims
related to target marketing and prescreening: You can also
sign up for six months of credit monitoring.
• Sign up for six months of credit monitoring services: You
can also register to receive a possible cash payment in the event
of a cash distribution or file an individual lawsuit against the
Defendants.
• Sign up for nine months of enhanced credit monitoring
services: You will not receive any further benefits, including a
cash payment, and you will not be able to file an individual
lawsuit against the Defendants.
• Register to receive a possible cash payment: You can also
sign up for six months of credit monitoring: however if you
receive a cash payment, you cannot file an individual lawsuit
against the Defendants.
• Do Nothing: You won't get any benefits. You will keep
your nght to sue the Defendants individually (see the detailed
notice and Settlement Agreement for more information).
The Court will hold a hearing in this case on September 10,
2008. at Courtroom 1703, Everett McKinley Dirksen Building.
219 S. Dearborn St.. Chicago, IL 60604. to consider whether to
approve the settlement, and set a date to consider a request by
Class Counsel for attorneys' fees of up to 25% of the Settlement
Fund, and reimbursement of costs and expenses. Class Counsel
will also request a payment of up to $3,750 for each of the Class
Representatives who helped the lawyers on behalf of the whole
Class. Class members may ask to appear and speak at the hearing
at their own cost, but they don't have to. For more information,
call, toll-free. 1 -866-416-3470 or go to the website shown below.
1-866-416-3470