Adams
Adams v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DR. DERRICK ADAMS and CAPE No. 2:23-cv-01773-DJC-MJ EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS P.A., on 12 behalf of himself and those similarly situated,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
Plaintiffs, DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO AMEND v.
EXPERIAN INFORMATION
SOLUTIONS, INC., et. al., Defendants. 19 Plaintiffs Doctor Derrick Adams and Cape Emergency Physicians, P.A. (“Cape”) bring this putative class action complaint against Defendants Experian Information Solutions, Inc., Equifax Inc., and TransUnion, alleging that they illegally combined together to restrain trade by agreeing to no longer report medical debt less than $500 and to not report medical debt until 365 days have passed. Plaintiffs argue that this “Agreement” violates both federal and state antitrust laws. As discussed below, while Plaintiffs have Article III standing to bring suit, they fail to make the more rigorous showing that they have antitrust standing under federal law. Therefore, the Court will dismiss Count…