Morley Companies Inc. will pay $4.3 million as part of a class action lawsuit settlement following a ransomware data breach attack that compromised data from its clients and customers. The settlement class, which has been directly notified of the settlement, is defined as U.S. residents whose data was compromised during the data incident the defendant announced on ... Keep Reading↠

Quinnipiac University agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming it failed to refund students for on-campus tuition paid during the COVID-19 campus closures. Students in the COVID-19 tuition class action lawsuit accused Quinnipiac University of overcharging them for spring 2020 tuition. According to the plaintiffs, their tuition and fees ... Keep Reading↠

Thyssenkrupp Materials agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to protect consumer information in a 2020 data breach. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit accused Thyssenkrupp of failing to protect their information in a 2020 data breach. According to consumers, the data breach could have been prevented through reasonable ... Keep Reading↠

MVP Staffing and Gold Standard Baking agreed to pay over $3.4 million as part of a lawsuit settlement to resolve claims they subjected African Americans to racial discrimination. According to the class action lawsuits against MVP Staffing, Gold Standard Baking and Vee Pak, the companies discriminated against African American workers by not assigning them to work at ... Keep Reading↠

Apple agreed to a $50 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that past MacBook laptops were sold with a defective butterfly keyboard. According to an Apple class action lawsuit, these laptops were equipped with defective keyboards that caused repeated sticking or failure of keys. Plaintiffs in the case claim Apple knew its 2015 to 2019 laptops ... Keep Reading↠

Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS) has set aside $12.5 million as part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged the company violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Universal Health Services denies any wrongdoing but has agreed to the settlement to avoid the ongoing cost and risks associated with litigation. Universal Health ... Keep Reading↠

Great Lakes Educational Loan Services agreed to pay over $1.275 million as part of a lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it violated debt-collection laws with excessive phone calls. According to plaintiffs in the debt-collection class action lawsuit, Great Lakes violated the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act and the Massachusetts Debt Collection Regulations by ... Keep Reading↠

Circle K agreed to an $8 million settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve claims the company discriminated against disabled and pregnant workers. Circle K is a chain of gas stations with franchises all over the country. According to a lawsuit from the EEOC, Circle K discriminates against pregnant and disabled employees. The ... Keep Reading↠

Mission Springs agreed to a $225,000 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming it charged water district customers based on estimated usage instead of metered water use. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit claim the water district charged customers for estimated water usage instead of the actual water use determined by meter readings. As a result, ... Keep Reading↠