Indeck Power agreed to pay over $66,000 to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming it violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting worker biometrics without consent. BIPA requires companies to get written consent from consumers and workers in Illinois before collecting their biometric identifiers such as fingerprints. Indeck Power ... Keep Reading↠

Accutech Systems Corp. agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that a 2021 data breach compromised consumer information due to substandard cybersecurity measures. According to the data breach class action lawsuit, Accutech failed to implement effective cybersecurity measures and protect consumers from an August 2021 data breach. The breach ... Keep Reading↠

Juul Labs agreed to a $255 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it concealed the addictiveness of its e-cigarettes to sell to consumers and minors. No proof of purchase is required for consumers to submit a claim in the Juul settlement. According to the Juul class action lawsuit, Juul Labs was able to sell its products to a large number of ... Keep Reading↠

GAW Miners and ZenMiner agreed to pay $3.5 million to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming they misled investors about profits from their crypto mining operations. According to the class action lawsuit, GAW Miners and ZenMiner claimed their cryptocurrency mining operations would yield significant profits for investors. In reality, investors allegedly received ... Keep Reading↠

Orlando Family Physicians agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims surrounding a 2021 healthcare data breach. n April 2021, hackers allegedly gained access to private health information and personal identifiers stored on Orlando Family Physicians networks. According to a class action lawsuit against the medical provider, the data breach could ... Keep Reading↠

Connected Investors agreed to a $2 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by sending prerecorded robocalls to consumers. The telemarketing class action lawsuit accuses Connected Investors of violating the TCPA with unsolicited prerecorded voice message advertisements. According to ... Keep Reading↠

Illinois Gastroenterology Group (IGG) agreed to a class action settlement to resolve claims it failed to protect patient information from an October 2021 data breach; a claim form is required for class members to benefit. In April 2022, Illinois Gastroenterology Group revealed an October 2021 data breach compromised the information of 227,943 patients. A subsequent ... Keep Reading↠

Volkswagen agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that certain Audi vehicles are equipped with defective gateway control modules. According to the Audi defect class action lawsuit, certain vehicles were built with defective gateway control modules — part of the vehicle’s electrical system that controls various parts of the vehicle, including ... Keep Reading↠