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↠

Scripps agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to protect patients from a 2021 data breach. Scripps faced several class action lawsuits from consumers affected by a 2021 data breach. According to the consolidated cases, Scripps failed to prevent a ransomware attack that compromised sensitive health information. In April 2021, ... Keep Reading↠

Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital agreed to pay $380,000 as part of a settlement to resolve claims it failed to prevent a data breach in September 2021. In September 2021, Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital was the victim of a data breach that compromised both personally identifying information — names and other identifiers — and protected health information, such as ... Keep Reading↠

Hewlett Packard (HP) agreed to an $8.5 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to pay women the same wages as their male counterparts. Women in the HP class action lawsuit accused the company of paying male workers higher wages than women employees, despite completing the same roles. In addition, Hewlett Packard allegedly hires a ... Keep Reading↠

Ibex agreed to pay $2.4 million as part of a settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming it failed to protect consumers from a 2020 data breach. According to a data breach class action lawsuit, Ibex failed to protect consumer information during a 2020 data breach. Plaintiffs in the case claim that Ibex could have prevented or mitigated the data breach ... Keep Reading↠