Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurant agreed to a $2.35 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming its lax cybersecurity caused a data breach from 2019 to 2020. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit accused Dickey’s of failing to protect their information from a data breach. The data breach reportedly lasted for over a year from April 2019 to October ... Keep Reading↠

Termax agreed to pay $472,100 as part of a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it collected employee biometrics in violation of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). According to a class action lawsuit from former employees, Termax violated BIPA by collecting employee fingerprints using a time clock system. The company allegedly failed ... Keep Reading↠

Thinx agreed to a $4 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming its period underwear is made with dangerous chemicals linked to serious health concerns. No proof of purchase is required for class members to submit a claim. Plaintiffs in the Thinx class action lawsuit accused the period underwear manufacturer of adding dangerous polyfluoroalkyl ... Keep Reading↠

Logan Health agreed to pay $4.3 million as part of a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to prevent a 2021 data breach that compromised patient information. Plaintiffs in the Logan Health data breach class action lawsuit accused the health system of failing to protect consumers from a 2021 data breach. According to the plaintiffs, reasonable ... Keep Reading↠

Consumers could benefit from a $60 million settlement between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and AT&T resolving claims that the wireless provider engaged in data throttling — reducing the “unlimited” data speeds. According to the FTC, AT&T promised its customers “unlimited” data without qualification. In reality, the company allegedly throttled data ... Keep Reading↠

San Andreas Regional Center (SARC) agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims surrounding a 2021 data breach. According to plaintiffs in a data breach class action lawsuit, San Andreas Regional Center failed to protect consumer data through reasonable cybersecurity measures. As a result of the center’s negligence, the class action contends that ... Keep Reading↠

New York City agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it delayed releasing individuals after their bail was paid. According to the class action lawsuit, New York City violated detainees’ constitutional rights by delaying their release after paying bail. The city allegedly ignored improvement suggestions and instead used a “confusion and ... Keep Reading↠

Volkswagen and Audi agreed to a $3.5 million settlement to resolve claims their customers’ information was stolen in a data breach spanning several years. Consumers took legal action against Volkswagen and Audi after the companies announced a data breach in 2021 that affected over 3.3 million Audi purchasers. The breach reportedly exposed sales and marketing data ... Keep Reading↠

Smithfield agreed to a $75 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it worked with other pork manufacturers to raise and fix the price of pork products. Plaintiffs in the antitrust class action lawsuit claim a number of pork manufacturers violated federal law by working together to raise and fix the price of pork products. As a result of this ... Keep Reading↠

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims surrounding drug convictions vacated due to drug lab misconduct. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit claim they were not refunded for various court case-related fees resulting from drug convictions overturned due to state laboratory misconduct. Since these convictions ... Keep Reading↠

UMass Memorial Health Center agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve claims it failed to protect consumers from a data breach. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit accuse UMass Memorial Health of failing to safeguard their sensitive data from a data breach in 2020 and 2021. The breach allegedly harmed nearly 3,000 Massachusetts residents when their names, driver’s ... Keep Reading↠

Synchrony Bank will pay $2.6 million as part of a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it violated federal telemarketing laws by calling customers about accounts they didn’t own. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit accused Synchrony of contacting consumers without their consent regarding accounts that did not belong to them. These calls allegedly ... Keep Reading↠

Midwest Division MMC, the company that operates Menorah Medical Center, agreed to pay $1.8 million to resolve an employment lawsuit claiming it underpaid nurses. According to nurses in the wage-and-hour class action lawsuit, Menorah Medical Center deducted 30-minute meal periods from their work despite the fact they did not take these breaks and they adjusted ... Keep Reading↠

Highmark Health Options agreed to pay $1.85 million as part of a settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming it contacted consumers with unsolicited, automated telemarketing calls. The telemarketing class action lawsuit accuses Highmark Health of violating the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by placing unsolicited telemarketing calls to ... Keep Reading↠