Verizon Reaches Settlement With Plaintiff in Fla. FCRA Lawsuit

Orange County, Florida, resident Rebecca Kineman reached a settlement with Verizon Wireless in a fraud lawsuit, said a Friday notice (docket 6:23-cv-01437) in U.S. District Court for Middle Florida in Orlando. Also named in the suit are Fair Collections & Outsourcing (FCO) and Equifax, Experian and TransUnion credit reporting agencies. Kineman alleges negligence and violation of the Fair Credit Reporting and Fair Debt Collection Practices acts. The plaintiff alleged Verizon furnished inaccurate information about her to the credit reporting agencies. FCO also furnished inaccurate information about Kineman to the CRAs about an apartment lease she never applied for, it said. Due to the false reports, Kineman was denied a loan she applied for early this year, said the complaint.