Riverside Public Utilities agreed to pay $24 million to refund customers for general fund fees that allegedly violated state law. The settlement benefits current and former Riverside Public Utilities electric customers who had an active utility account between Jan. 1, 2019, and Nov. 4, 2021. Riverside Public Utilities is a publicly owned company that provides ... Keep Reading↠

ConAgra Foods Inc. has agreed to a $3 million class action settlement resolving claims it falsely advertised certain Wesson oil products as “natural.” The Wesson cooking oil products covered by the settlement are Wesson Vegetable Oil, Wesson Canola Oil, Wesson Corn Oil and Wesson Best Blend, all of which were marketed and sold as being “natural” during the ... Keep Reading↠

American Airlines has set aside $7.5 million into a fund to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed the airline incorrectly charged certain customers for baggage fees. In the lawsuit, five plaintiffs alleged American Airlines agents asked them to pay baggage fees despite messages from the company that they were eligible to check bags for free. The airline ... Keep Reading↠

St. Francis College agreed to a class action settlement to resolve claims surrounding a 2018 data breach. The settlement benefits individuals who received a data breach notification from St. Francis regarding a data security incident in November and December 2018. Between November and December 2018, a number of employees for St. Francis College were the victims ... Keep Reading↠

Startek agreed to a class action settlement to resolve claims it failed to protect employees from a 2021 data breach. The settlement benefits consumers who were mailed a notification that their personal identifying information may have been compromised in a Startek data breach June 26, 2021; 24,819 individuals were reportedly sent data breach ... Keep Reading↠

A Georgia parking enforcement business that places “boots” on vehicles for parking violations has established a fund of up to $2 million to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed the company unlawfully placed boots on cars over nine years. Booting, as defined in the lawsuit, means “the attachment of any boot, immobilization device or other instrument to the ... Keep Reading↠

SquareTrade agreed to a class action settlement to resolve claims it underpaid consumers for protection plan claims. SquareTrade protection plans are Allstate protection programs that offer replacement reimbursement for items such as smartphones, appliances, TV, furniture and more. According to a class action lawsuit, SquareTrade underpays consumers under ... Keep Reading↠

Forefront Dermatology will pay $3.75 million to resolve claims it failed to protect patient and employee information from a 2021 data breach. The settlement benefits consumers whose personal information was compromised in a May 2021 ransomware attack on Forefront Dermatology. Plaintiffs in the case say that the breach was only possible due to Forefront ... Keep Reading↠