Q: How do I join a class-action suit against Equifax?
—Bill McDaniel, Atlanta
A: As of Sept. 15, there were more than 50 proposed class-action lawsuits nationwide filed against Equifax over the credit agency's recent data breach, which affected 143 million U.S. consumers. In Georgia, a team of lawyers that includes former Gov. Roy Barnes has filed two class-action suits in Atlanta's U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
If your data was compromised by the Equifax breach, you will automatically be part of the class-action suit unless you choose to opt out, Barnes told Channel 2 Action News. Victims will be notified if they are part of the class, said Barnes.
Q: Is it always illegal to drive faster than the speed limit when it’s posted for road work, even on weekends when there’s no traffic or work being done?
—Bill Hohlstein, Atlanta
A: According to Georgia state law, you can be convicted of speeding in a road work area only when construction workers, on-site work vehicles, barriers or shoulder or pavement drop-offs are present. If none of these can be found at the construction site, you do not have to obey the reduced speed. Still, the Georgia Department of Transportation asks that drivers obey the posted speed limit in work areas at all times.
According to the law, drivers convicted of exceeding the speed limit, reduced or otherwise, in a designated highway work zone can be punished by a fine between $100 and $2,000, imprisonment up to 12 months, or both.
Fast Copy News Service wrote this column; Dillon Thompson contributed. Do you have a question? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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