Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in small claims court

Re:Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in smal... by jacob019 on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @06:42PM (#17307622)

Winning is one thing collecting is another. I wouldn't be surprised if Equifax appeals and she never gets paid. I hope she does though!

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Re:Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in smal... by jessamyn on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @07:36PM (#17307961)

They sent me a W-9 to fill out. I think they might actually pay.

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Re:Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in smal... by tonyztan on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @08:24PM (#17308223)

I won against them in small claims in Atlanta, and they sent me a W-9. I refused to fill it out and they still paid, after I got a court order approving a lien against their property. The judgment was for less than $200 though.

(17MS094034, Fulton County Magistrate Court, Georgia.)

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Re:Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in smal... by jessamyn on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @09:03PM (#17308422)

How badass is that?

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Re:Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in smal... by tonyztan on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @10:06PM (#17308687)

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Re:Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in smal... by vageli on Thursday June 14, 2018 @08:12AM (#17311026)

Why did you refuse to fill it out though?

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Re:Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in smal... by tonyztan on Thursday June 14, 2018 @07:28PM (#17316268)

I thought it was unnecessary, because the judgment amount was less than $600, which I believe is the reporting threshold for the payer.

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Re:Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in smal... by s73v3r_ on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @11:06PM (#17308944)

What's a W-9? Tax form for judgement income?

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Re:Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in smal... by jessamyn on Thursday June 14, 2018 @12:55PM (#17313099)

Yep -- if you make over $600 (and mine was $600 + $90 for court costs) they have to send you a tax form and report it.

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Re:Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in smal... by jacob019 on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @07:44PM (#17308008)

Encouraging. Please let us know if/when you get a check.

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Re:Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in smal... by adrianratnapala on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @08:18PM (#17308196)

Future cases matter more than one little payment. For them, the best-case is if this is a one-off. The second-best case is that they can set up and control a processes to pay people off regularly. They will get stingy when they set up that process, and not for the one off payment.

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