'hillisslacknotice hillisslacksettlement Hillis v. Equifax Consumer Services, Inc'

George from Montana -

Comment #1 George from Montana -

Hillis v. Equifax Consumer Services, Inc. and Fair Isaac Corp., Case

No. 1:04-CV-3400 (USDC, ND GA) and Slack v. Fair Isaac Corp. and

MyFICO Consumer Services, Inc., Case No. 1:07-CV-314 (USDC, ND GA)

A FEDERAL COURT ORDERED THIS NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION

FROM A LAWYER. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FROM EQUIFAX OR FAIR

ISAAC TO PURCHASE ANYTHING.

Comment #2 George from Montana -

You may be eligible to receive a benefit from a class action

settlement if you purchased, paid for and received a credit score or

credit monitoring offering from an Equifax website (Equifax.com),

Equifax entity, Fair Isaac website (myFICO.com) or a reseller of the

Suze Orman FICOŽ Kit between November 19, 1999 and February 8, 2007.

Comment #3 George from Montana -

A federal court has directed that this notice be sent to inform you

of a proposed class action settlement. Records show that you

entered into an agreement with an Equifax and/or Fair Isaac entity

(including through a website) between November 19, 1999 and February

8, 2007 to purchase one or more of the following "Offerings": Score

PowerŽ; Credit Watch(TM); Score Watch(TM); 3-in-1 Monitoring; Credit

Rankings(TM) with Score PowerŽ; Credit Rankings(TM) with 3-in-1 with

Score PowerŽ; Credit Rankings(TM) with Credit ReportŽ; Credit

Rankings(TM) with 3-in-1; 3-in-1 with Score PowerŽ; Score PowerŽ by

mail; Credit Watch by mail; FICOŽ Score (with Equifax, TransUnion or

Experian reports); FICOŽ Deluxe; Suze Orman FICOŽ Kit; CreditSync;

and Credit Advantage. If so, you may be eligible to receive a benefit

under the proposed Settlement.

Comment #4 George from Montana -

The Settlement will resolve two lawsuits in which claims are made

that Equifax Consumer Services, Inc. ("Equifax") and Fair Isaac

Corporation ("Fair Isaac") (collectively, the "Defendants") violated

the federal Credit Repair Organizations Act and similar state laws.

Under the Settlement, the Defendants deny that they are liable, but

have agreed to make certain changes to the Offerings and to the

advertising and marketing of the Offerings. In addition, a

Settlement Class member who purchased an Offering from one of the

Defendants will receive 3 free months of Score Watch from that

Defendant. A Settlement Class member who purchased an Offering from

both of the Defendants will receive 3 free months of Score Watch

from each of the Defendants for a total of 6 months of Score Watch.

You will not be required to purchase anything. These benefits are

truly free. All that is necessary is for you to fill out an

Authentication Form to protect your privacy rights. Score Watch is

a valuable benefit.

Comment #5 George from Montana -

Score Watch(TM) is offered for sale by both Equifax and Fair Isaac. It

monitors a consumer's Equifax credit file and FICOŽ score, and

provides up to two Equifax Score Power reports. The current retail

value of Score Watch(TM) is approximately $7.95-8.95 per month.

To see if you are a Class Member and to obtain a full Notice of the

proposed Settlement, the required procedures, the Effective Date,

the deadlines, your obligations, and your options, you must visit

www.hillisslacksettlement.com. This email is only a brief summary

of the full Notice that is posted on the website. You may also

obtain the full Notice by calling the Settlement Administrator at

800-262-0454 or writing the Settlement Administrator at Hillis Slack

Settlement, c/o The Garden City Group, Inc., P.O. Box 9114, Dublin,

OH 43017-4114.

Comment #6 George from Montana -

If you are an eligible Settlement Class member you have rights,

obligations and options under the proposed Settlement. You have

until May 4, 2007, to make your decision. Your legal rights are

affected whether you act or not.

Comment #7 George from Montana -

SUMMARY OF YOUR OPTIONS

1. PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENT AND SUBMIT AN AUTHENTICATION

FORM

In order to receive the free months of Score Watch, you need only

submit an Authentication Form either on-line or by mail. An

Authentication Form may be obtained on-line at

www.hillisslacksettlement.com, by calling 1-800-262-0454 or by

sending a written request to the Settlement Administrator at Hillis

Slack Settlement, c/o The Garden City Group, Inc., P.O. Box 9114,

Dublin, OH 43017-4114. Your Authentication Form must be submitted

on-line or postmarked (if sent by mail) not later than 75 days after

the Effective Date. For more information on these deadlines, the

Effective Date of the Settlement, the Authentication procedure, and

the settlement benefits, you may visit

www.hillisslacksettlement.com. Do not contact the Court.

2. EXCLUDE YOURSELF FROM THE SETTLEMENT

This is the only option that allows you to bring your own lawsuit

against Equifax and Fair Isaac over the claims in this case. Your

request for exclusion must be mailed to the Settlement Administrator

and postmarked on or before May 4, 2007. Do not contact the Court.

3. OBJECT TO OR COMMENT ON THE SETTLEMENT/ATTEND THE HEARING

Write the Court and the Parties about why you do, or do not, support

the Settlement or any of its provisions or about speaking to the

Court about the fairness of the Settlement. The Court will hold a

hearing on June 4, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. Your objection must be filed

with the Court and served on counsel for the Parties on or before

May 4, 2007.

4. DO NOTHING

You will automatically be included in the Settlement Class and give

up your right to be part of any other lawsuit about the claims in

this case, but you will not be eligible to receive the economic

relief unless you submit an Authentication Form.

ATTORNEYS' FEES, EXPENSES AND INCENTIVE AWARD:

Counsel for the Settlement Class have pursued the Litigation on a

contingent basis and have paid all the costs of the Litigation.

These lawyers have not yet been paid or recovered any of their

expenses. As part of the Settlement, Class Counsel will seek up to

$4.0 million in attorneys' fees and expenses. The Court will

determine a reasonable fee and expense award at the Fairness Hearing

based on Class Counsel's Fee and Expense Application and responses

thereto. Defendants will not oppose Class Counsel's Fee and Expense

Application. Class Counsel will also ask the Court to approve a

$7, 500 Incentive Award to each of the Plaintiffs (Robbie Hillis and

Christy Slack). None of these payments will reduce the benefits you

receive. Any money the Court awards Class Counsel and the

Plaintiffs will be paid by the Defendants.

To get complete information about the proposed Settlement, the

Authentication procedures, the Effective Date, the deadlines, your

obligations, and your options, you must visit

www.hillisslacksettlement.com. Do not contact the Court.

Please do not reply to this message. We are unable to respond to

inquiries sent in reply to this email. To contact us, please access

the official Settlement Website at www.hillis slacksettlement.com.

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