Consumers may be able to receive a refund from a towing class action lawsuit settlement if their vehicle was subject to booting at a New York City Home Depot. According to the class action lawsuit, B&M Towing and other towing companies violated New York City law by overcharging to remove boots from towed cars. Although booting fees are legal under New York City ... Keep Reading↠

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that it failed to prevent an August 2020 data breach that compromised employee data. According to a class action lawsuit from SEPTA employees, the transportation authority failed to implement reasonable cybersecurity measures which would have ... Keep Reading↠

Parker Hannifin agreed to a $1.75 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that a March 2022 data breach compromised employee information. According to the data breach class action lawsuit, Parker Hannifin negligently failed to protect the digital privacy of its current and former employees from the 2022 data breach. The incident allegedly ... Keep Reading↠

The U.S. Department of Justice has secured nearly $4 million in remission from a Walmart gift card scam. Walmart gift card scams allegedly started in 2015 when fraudsters instructed victims to purchase Walmart gift cards ranging from $500 to $1,000. Between 2016 and 2017, Walmart reportedly froze the balances of gift cards suspected to be a part of the ... Keep Reading↠

Sound Generations agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that a 2021 data breach incident compromised sensitive customer information. According to plaintiffs in the data breach class action lawsuit, Sound Generations could have prevented the data breach with reasonable cybersecurity measures. The company’s failure to prevent the breach stems ... Keep Reading↠

The operators of Shark Bar and Angels Rock Bar in Kansas City, Missouri, agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that they violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) with unsolicited spam texts. According to two class action lawsuits, the operators of Shark Bar and Angels Rock Bar violated the TCPA by contacting consumers ... Keep Reading↠

Forman Mills agreed to pay over $2.38 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming it violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting employee biometrics without providing the proper disclosures. The biometric class action lawsuit claims that Forman Mills violated BIPA by failing to implement the proper consent forms and disclosures ... Keep Reading↠

Build-A-Bear Workshop has agreed to a $4.1 million nationwide class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) with unsolicited text messages to consumers after they had revoked consent to receive them. Plaintiffs in the TCPA class action lawsuit alleged Build-A-Bear Workshop contacted them with ... Keep Reading↠

SuperCare Health has agreed to a $2.25 million class action lawsuit settlement benefiting a nationwide class and California subclass of patients to resolve claims the home health service failed to protect their personally identifiable information from being exposed during a July 2021 data breach incident. A group of patients argued SuperCare was negligent and ... Keep Reading↠

Safeway agreed to pay $8.75 million as part of a settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming it charged an illegal surcharge on non-grocery items at its Portland, Oregon, locations. According to the Safeway class action lawsuit, the grocery store charged an unlawful surcharge on non-grocery purchases in Portland stores. Portland enacted a 1% clean energy ... Keep Reading↠

Inmate Services agreed to a $625,000 class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it subjected inmates to brutal conditions during transportation. A class action lawsuit against Inmate Services claims that the company routinely transports prisoners and pre-trial detainees in “cruel and unusual” conditions. Transport allegedly lasted days and involved sitting ... Keep Reading↠

Jewelry company Don Roberto Jewelers agreed to a $4 million lawsuit settlement to resolve claims a 2021 data breach compromised sensitive consumer information. Between Feb. 16 and March 3, 2021, a data breach allegedly gained access to sensitive consumer and employee information held by Don Roberto Jewelers. According to a class action lawsuit, the jeweler’s ... Keep Reading↠

Hitachi Astemo and KYB agreed to pay a combined $6 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims they worked with other auto parts manufacturers to fix the price of shock absorbers. Several companies, including Hitachi Astemo and KYB, are accused of conspiring to fix the prices of automotive parts in violation of federal antitrust laws. The two ... Keep Reading↠

Alacrity Solutions Group agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that a 2021 data breach compromised consumer information. The Alacrity Solutions Group data breach occurred in March 2021 and affected financial account information and other payment data. According to the data breach class action lawsuit, the company failed to protect consumers ... Keep Reading↠

Chicken of the Sea agreed to a $6.5 million packaged tuna class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that it violated antitrust laws by working together to raise and fix the price of canned tuna. The multidistrict litigation claims Chicken of the Sea and numerous other tuna packagers violated federal antitrust laws by conspiring to raise and fix the price of ... Keep Reading↠