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By comparison, here's somebody who sued them in small claims court and won $8000:

https://blog.legalist.com/i-won-8-000-from-equifax-in-small-...

an update about winning the appeal afterwards (edit: apparently they got it reduced to $5500):

https://blog.legalist.com/i-fought-equifaxs-lawyer-in-court-...

Really interesting! Does submitting a claim here prevent you from suing Equifax in small claims court? It seems possible that a $5000 may be worth my time.

Not only does submitting a claim prevent you from suing Equifax, the only way to preserve your right to sue is to actively exclude yourself from the settlement. See FAQs 19 and 23.

19: https://www.equifaxbreachsettlement.com/faq#q-19

23: https://www.equifaxbreachsettlement.com/faq#q-23

That can’t be legally binding

It appears that rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure binds even unnamed parties of a class action suit, unless they exclude themselves from an eligible suit.

https://civilprocedure.uslegal.com/class-action/binding-natu...

Why not? It's totally standard for class action suits

TIL you can appeal a small claims court judgement.

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