Veriff agreed to a $4 million settlement to resolve claims that it violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting facial geometry scans without consent. According to plaintiffs in the biometric privacy class action lawsuit, Veriff failed to comply with BIPA when collecting facial geometry scans for identity verification. The company ... Keep Reading↠

Advent Health Partners agreed to a $500,000 settlement to resolve claims surrounding a 2021 data breach that compromised thousands of patients’ information. Patients later filed a class action lawsuit against Advent, arguing the health system failed to protect their information through reasonable cybersecurity measures. Advent Health is a Christian health system ... Keep Reading↠

General Credit Acceptance agreed to pay $2.75 million to resolve claims it violated Missouri law when repossessing and selling collateral property. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit accused General Credit Acceptance of violating statutory requirements for pre- and post-sale notices required by Missouri law. General Credit Acceptance Co. is a lender based in ... Keep Reading↠

Penn National Gaming and other Missouri gaming companies agreed to pay $5.5 million to resolve claims that they violated labor laws through tip pooling and wage deductions. Plaintiffs in the Missouri wage-and-hour class action lawsuit accused Penn Gaming, Argosy Casino and Hollywood Casino of violating various laws by creating a mandatory tip pool policy that later ... Keep Reading↠

West-Aircomm Federal Credit Union (WAFCU) agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve claims it failed to properly inform borrowers of their rights after vehicle repossession. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit accused West-Aircomm of failing to send borrowers the proper repossession notices and deficiency calculations required by lending laws. These insufficient notices ... Keep Reading↠

The Economist agreed to a $9.5 million settlement to resolve claims it shared Michigan subscriber information with third parties without consent. According to the privacy class action lawsuit, The Economist shared subscription information with third parties without first getting the consent of Michigan subscribers. Plaintiffs in the case contend that this violated ... Keep Reading↠

iSolved agreed to a nearly $2.5 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it collected and stored employee fingerprints without getting consent or providing the required disclosures. Plaintiffs in the biometric class action lawsuit accused iSolved of failing to obtain consent before collecting and storing biometrics such as fingerprints. The class ... Keep Reading↠

DoubleDown Interactive agreed to a $415 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims its casino mobile games violated Washington’s gambling laws. According to a class action lawsuit, DoubleDown’s games violate Washington’s laws against gambling. In order to play DoubleDown Interactive casino games, users are allegedly required to use in-game “chips.” ... Keep Reading↠

Preferred Precision Group agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve claims it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) with unauthorized consumer reports. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit say Preferred Precision Group failed to get written authorization before obtaining consumer reports on employees and job applicants. As a result, the company allegedly violated ... Keep Reading↠

Harmony Nursing & Rehabilitation Center agreed to a class action settlement to resolve claims that it violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by using fingerprint time clocks without providing certain disclosures. Harmony Nursing employees say their privacy rights were violated by fingerprint timekeeping devices used by the nursing and ... Keep Reading↠

Atkinson Resort and Country Club agreed to a $240,000 class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that it forced servers and bartenders into tip pooling, a violation of New Hampshire law. According to the wage-and-hour class action lawsuit, Atkinson Concessions unfairly forced servers and bartenders at its country club to participate in tip pooling. This tip ... Keep Reading↠

Two Midwest Enterprise franchises agreed to pay nearly $505,000 to resolve claims they violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by requiring employees to scan fingerprints for timekeeping. According to the class action lawsuit, Enterprise Leasing Co. of Chicago or Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. Midwest LLC violated BIPA by failing to provide ... Keep Reading↠