Jim Koons Automotive Co. agreed to a class action settlement to resolve claims it failed to prevent a 2021 data breach. According to the data breach notification, an unauthorized party gained access to Jim Koons’ computer systems and may have compromised sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and other ... Keep Reading↠

Insight Global agreed to a data breach class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that COVID-19 tracing information may have been publicly available. According to the data breach notification, information may have been made public about individuals with COVID-19, their potential contacts, household information and other data collected between September 2020 ... Keep Reading↠

BWAY agreed to a $1.56 million class action settlement to resolve claims it collected and stored employee fingerprints in violation of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). According to plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit, BWAY violated by failing to obtain employee consent before collecting and storing their fingerprints for timekeeping purposes. ... Keep Reading↠

Conway Regional Medical Center in Arkansas has set aside $295,000 to resolve a class action lawsuit that alleged the hospital did not adequately protect information and exposed patients’ health and personal data to criminals in a breach. The hospital system maintains it has “meritorious” cyber defenses but has agreed to the settlement to bring an end to the ... Keep Reading↠

T-Force agreed to pay $15.5 million as part of a lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it misclassified drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. The driver misclassification class action lawsuit claimed T-Force violated California law by misclassifying truck drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. This alleged misclassification ... Keep Reading↠

Montway agreed to pay a $1.45 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it contacted consumers without receiving consent required by federal law. According to a class action lawsuit against Montway, the company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by contacting consumers with unsolicited telemarketing calls. The TCPA requires ... Keep Reading↠

Several salmon farms agreed to pay a combined $33 million class action settlement to resolve claims they worked together to raise the price of salmon products. According to a class action lawsuit against Mowi Ducktrap, Grieg Seafood, Sjór, SalMar, Lerøy Seafood and Cermaq, the companies conspired together to raise and fix the price of farm-raised salmon. ... Keep Reading↠