Google agreed to a $23 million settlement to resolve claims it shared search queries with third-party websites and companies without user consent. According to the class action lawsuit, Google shared search queries with third parties without first getting user consent. Plaintiffs in the case claim their information was wrongfully compromised by this ... Keep Reading↠

Maxim Healthcare Services Inc. has agreed to a nationwide class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to protect patients from a 2020 data breach. Plaintiffs in the data breach class action lawsuit accused Maxim of failing to protect their information from a 2020 cyber attack in which criminals accessed some of Maxim’s email mailboxes, gaining ... Keep Reading↠

Sincera Reproductive Medicine agreed to a $1.2 million settlement to resolve claims it failed to prevent a 2020 data breach. In May 2021, Sincera revealed its clients’ information may have been compromised in the 2020 data breach. According to a class action lawsuit against the healthcare company, Sincera failed to take reasonable action to prevent a data ... Keep Reading↠

Medical Review Institute of America (MRIA) agreed to a $2.6 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to protect consumers from a 2021 data breach. Plaintiffs in the data breach class action lawsuit accused MRIA of failing to protect their information from a 2021 data breach. The company could have prevented the breach through reasonable ... Keep Reading↠

Consumers may be able to receive a refund from a towing class action lawsuit settlement if their vehicle was subject to booting at a New York City Home Depot. According to the class action lawsuit, B&M Towing and other towing companies violated New York City law by overcharging to remove boots from towed cars. Although booting fees are legal under New York City ... Keep Reading↠

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that it failed to prevent an August 2020 data breach that compromised employee data. According to a class action lawsuit from SEPTA employees, the transportation authority failed to implement reasonable cybersecurity measures which would have ... Keep Reading↠

Parker Hannifin agreed to a $1.75 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that a March 2022 data breach compromised employee information. According to the data breach class action lawsuit, Parker Hannifin negligently failed to protect the digital privacy of its current and former employees from the 2022 data breach. The incident allegedly ... Keep Reading↠

The U.S. Department of Justice has secured nearly $4 million in remission from a Walmart gift card scam. Walmart gift card scams allegedly started in 2015 when fraudsters instructed victims to purchase Walmart gift cards ranging from $500 to $1,000. Between 2016 and 2017, Walmart reportedly froze the balances of gift cards suspected to be a part of the ... Keep Reading↠

Sound Generations agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that a 2021 data breach incident compromised sensitive customer information. According to plaintiffs in the data breach class action lawsuit, Sound Generations could have prevented the data breach with reasonable cybersecurity measures. The company’s failure to prevent the breach stems ... Keep Reading↠

The operators of Shark Bar and Angels Rock Bar in Kansas City, Missouri, agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that they violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) with unsolicited spam texts. According to two class action lawsuits, the operators of Shark Bar and Angels Rock Bar violated the TCPA by contacting consumers ... Keep Reading↠

Forman Mills agreed to pay over $2.38 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming it violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting employee biometrics without providing the proper disclosures. The biometric class action lawsuit claims that Forman Mills violated BIPA by failing to implement the proper consent forms and disclosures ... Keep Reading↠

Build-A-Bear Workshop has agreed to a $4.1 million nationwide class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) with unsolicited text messages to consumers after they had revoked consent to receive them. Plaintiffs in the TCPA class action lawsuit alleged Build-A-Bear Workshop contacted them with ... Keep Reading↠