North Carolina Man’s Equifax Data Breach Suit Dismissed Due To MDL Settlement

Mealey's (March 10, 2022, 7:45 AM EST) -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Because a North Carolina man did not opt out of a 2020 settlement of a multidistrict litigation over a 2017 data breach experienced by Equifax Credit Information Services LLC, a North Carolina federal judge on March 7 found that his individually filed lawsuit against the credit reporting company merited dismissal because the settlement dismissed all claims against the defendant that were, or could have been, brought in the MDL....