WSE Property Management agreed to a $800,000 class action settlement to resolve claims that it violated lease agreements by unfairly charging renters for sums they did not owe. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit claim the company violated Georgia law by overcharging renters for utilities and month-to-month rent, charging unfair fees and illegally retaining ... Keep Reading↠

GHP Management agreed to pay $1.75 million to resolve claims that it violated California law by charging fees on late rent payments. According to the class action lawsuit, GHP Management charged $75 late fees on rent payments received three or more days after the due date. Plaintiffs claim these fees violated California renter rights laws. GHP Management is a ... Keep Reading↠

State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. settled a class action lawsuit in Illinois that claimed the company improperly deducted nonmaterial depreciation when adjusting some structural loss insurance claims. The class action claimed that State Farm improperly deducted non-material depreciation when adjusting some structural loss insurance claims in Illinois. State Farm ... Keep Reading↠

A $1,076,075 class action settlement has been reached in an Illinois Albertsons biometric information class action lawsuit. Albertsons is accused of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by using Vocollect order picking to allegedly collect, store and transfer biometric data without following the notice and consent requirements of ... Keep Reading↠

Three TV broadcasting companies agreed to pay a combined $48 million settlement to resolve claims that they conspired together to raise and fix the cost of television spot ads. According to plaintiffs in the case, broadcasting companies worked together to raise and fix the cost of TV spot advertisements — forcing businesses to overpay for these ads. The alleged ... Keep Reading↠

Gotham Process and other companies agreed to pay $1.35 million to resolve claims that they operated an illegal debt-collection scheme. According to the class action lawsuit, Mullooly, Jeffery, Rooney & Flynn LLP and Gotham Process falsified court papers to consumers in an attempt to extract money in a fake debt-collection scheme. The scheme allegedly caused ... Keep Reading↠

10UP agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that a data breach affected San Francisco Employee Retirement System (SFERS) participants’ information. In February 2020, 10UP was the victim of a data breach that reportedly compromised the names, bank information and other personal data of 74,000 SFERS participants and beneficiaries. According to ... Keep Reading↠