Texas TitleMax Privacy Class Action Settlement

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging TitleMax of Texas Inc., which provides title loans to consumers, illegally obtained private information about consumers from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

If your name and address were obtained by TitleMax from a Texas motor vehicle record, you may be entitled to a cash payment from the TitleMax class action settlement.

Plaintiff Dexter Sistrunk alleges TitleMax employees violated the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act by obtaining consumer information including names, addresses and vehicle information from the Texas DMV.

“Beginning in the summer of 2012, Defendants began engaging in a pattern of accessing state motor vehicle records to obtain information about consumers who had previously obtained title loans from other companies for purposes of marketing its services to these potential customers,” the TitleMax class action lawsuit says.

TitleMax allegedly used this information to contact consumers, without their consent, in order to solicit future business. Obtaining this information for the purpose of soliciting new customers constitutes a violation of the DPPA, according to the TitleMax class action lawsuit.

The defendants deny the allegations but agreed to settle the TitleMax class action lawsuit to avoid the uncertainty and expense of ongoing litigation. The TitleMax class action settlement was preliminarily approved on Oct. 25, 2017.

The deadline to opt out of or object to the TitleMax class action settlement is Dec. 22, 2017.

Who’s Eligible

Class Members of the TitleMax settlement include anyone whose name and address were obtained by the TitleMax defendants from a Texas motor vehicle record, through searching PublicData.com and/or DataTrax websites.

Potential Award

$1,500

Proof of Purchase

Class Members must file a valid Claim Form that includes all of the required information. Class Members must also submit a signed substitute IRS Form W-9 with their tax identification number and a copy of their government-issued photo ID card.

Claim Form

CLICK HERE TO FILE A CLAIM »

NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.

Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.

Claim Form Deadline

3/16/2018

Case Name

Dexter Sistrunk v. TitleMax Inc., et al., Case No. 5:14-cv-00628-RP, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Final Hearing

2/16/2018

Settlement Website

www.SistrunkClassAction.com

Claims Administrator

Sistrunk v. TitleMax Settlement
c/o Rust Consulting Inc. – 5515
P.O. Box 2563
Faribault, MN 55021-9563
info@SistrunkClassAction.com

Class Counsel

Cory Fein
CORY FEIN LAW FIRM

Defense Counsel

Marcy Hogan Greer
ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON & TOWNSEND LLP