BULTEMEYER V. CENTURYLINK INC.,
CASE NO. 2:14-CV-02530-SPL (D. ARIZ.)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
THIS SETTLEMENT IS INTENDED FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN THE UNITED STATES ABOUT WHOM DEFENDANT CENTURYLINK OBTAINED A
CONSUMER CREDIT REPORT USING THE PERSONAL INFORMATION THE INDIVIDUAL ENTERED INTO CENTURYLINK’S ECOMMERCE WEBSITE
FROM NOVEMBER 14, 2012 THROUGH NOVEMBER 14, 2014 AND WHO DID NOT SIGN AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT OR CLASS ACTION
WAIVER WITH CENTURYLINK.
The purpose of this website is to inform you of a Lawsuit that has been certified as a class action against Defendant CenturyLink Inc., now known as Lumen Technologies, Inc. (“Defendant” or “Lumen”).
The Plaintiff and Class Representative, Lydia Bultemeyer, alleges that Lumen violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act, at 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(f), by obtaining consumers’ credit reports without a permissible purpose. More specifically, she alleges that Lumen, as part of its online order process, impermissibly obtained consumers’ credit reports automatically after step four of its ordering process and before such consumers submitted an order at step five. The Court has certified the case as a class action and appointed Ms. Bultemeyer as the class representative. Lumen denies the allegations and claims, and asserts numerous defenses, including that it had a permissible purpose to obtain such consumers’ credit reports.
The following table contains a summary of your rights and options regarding the Lawsuit.
The Plaintiff and Class Representative, Lydia Bultemeyer, alleges that Lumen violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act, at 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(f), by obtaining consumers’ credit reports without a permissible purpose. More specifically, she alleges that Lumen, as part of its online order process, impermissibly obtained consumers’ credit reports automatically after step four of its ordering process and before such consumers submitted an order at step five. The Court has certified the case as a class action and appointed Ms. Bultemeyer as the class representative. Lumen denies the allegations and claims, and asserts numerous defenses, including that it had a permissible purpose to obtain such consumers’ credit reports.
The following table contains a summary of your rights and options regarding the Lawsuit.
| YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS | ||
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| DO NOTHING |
Stay in this Lawsuit. Await the outcome. Give up certain rights. By doing nothing, you keep the possibility of getting money or benefits that may come from a trial on damages or a settlement. But, you give up any rights to sue Lumen individually and seek damages for the same legal claim that are in this Lawsuit. Similarly, if you do nothing and Lumen wins at trial on damages, you will lose your claim covered by this Lawsuit. |
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| EXCLUDE YOURSELF |
Remove yourself from this class action. Get no benefits or money. Keep certain rights. If you wish to exclude yourself from the lawsuit, you must submit a written request by February 21, 2024. If you exclude yourself, you will not be bound by the outcome of the Lawsuit whether by judgment or settlement. If amounts are recovered via either settlement or judgment, you will not be eligible for any payment. See questions 8-10. |
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| APPEAR THROUGH AN ATTORNEY | You may enter an appearance through your own counsel at your own expense. See questions 11-13. | |
This website provides a summary of lawsuit. Your rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—along with many of the material terms of the proposed Class Action
are explained further in the Notice.
