Service Employees International Union (SEIU) agreed to pay $550,000 as part of a class action settlement to resolve claims it failed to protect union members from a 2021 data breach. The data breach, which occurred between Oct. 21, 2021, and Nov. 1, 2021, allegedly compromised sensitive information such as names, addresses and Social Security numbers. According to ... Keep Reading↠

NuLife Med agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to protect patient information from a 2022 data breach. The NuLife Med data breach occurred in March 2022 and compromised names, contact information, insurance data, medical information, birth dates and Social Security numbers. A class action lawsuit from affected patients claims ... Keep Reading↠

Ryder System agreed to pay $390,000 to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming it violated federal law by failing to provide sufficient COBRA notices. According to the class action lawsuit, Ryder failed to adequately inform the plaintiff and other plan participants of their rights under the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA). As a result of ... Keep Reading↠

Safeway and Albertsons Cos. agreed to a $107 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming they falsely advertised some products with “buy one get one” (BOGO) sales. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit accused Safeway of violating Oregon law by raising the price of meat products sold under “Buy One, Get One Free” and “Buy One, Get Two Free” ... Keep Reading↠

Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky, authorities agreed to a $1.5 million class action settlement to resolve claims they violated ordinances by charging improper towing fees. According to the class action lawsuit, Louisville and Jefferson County Metro Government violated city and county ordinances by charging excessive fees to store towed vehicles. The ... Keep Reading↠

Farfetch agreed to pay $4 million to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming it violated California law by recording phone calls without first obtaining caller consent. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit claim they were not warned their calls would be recorded when they placed phone calls to Farfetch’s customer service telephone number. This allegedly violated ... Keep Reading↠

Health Insurance Associates agreed to pay $990,000 to resolve claims that it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) with unsolicited telemarketing calls. Plaintiffs in the telemarketing class action lawsuit claim they received unsolicited phone calls from Health Insurance Associates. According to the plaintiffs, these calls violated the ... Keep Reading↠

Focus Plumbing agreed to pay $500,000 as part of a settlement to resolve claims from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that it discriminated against, harassed and retaliated against female workers. The EEOC took legal action against Focus Plumbing in 2017, claiming the company subjected female workers to a hostile work environment that included ... Keep Reading↠

Nationstar agreed to a $5 million litigation settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming the company sent incorrect automated clearing house, or ACH, entries to mortgage borrower bank accounts in April 2021. In April 2021, mortgage borrowers with loans serviced by Nationstar allegedly experienced incorrect ACH debit and credit entries on their bank ... Keep Reading↠

True Health New Mexico agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that it failed to protect patient data from a 2021 data breach. Plaintiffs in several data breach class action lawsuits claimed True Health New Mexico failed to protect their sensitive information from an October 2021 ransomware attack that compromised identifiers and protected ... Keep Reading↠

The District of Columbia agreed to pay $290,000 to resolve claims it arrested people for blocking passage as a form of racial discrimination. According to plaintiffs in the case, the District of Columbia implemented discriminatory practices of arresting people for blocking passage or incommoding without probable cause. These arrests were a form of discrimination, ... Keep Reading↠

Indeck Power agreed to pay over $66,000 to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming it violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting worker biometrics without consent. BIPA requires companies to get written consent from consumers and workers in Illinois before collecting their biometric identifiers such as fingerprints. Indeck Power ... Keep Reading↠

Accutech Systems Corp. agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that a 2021 data breach compromised consumer information due to substandard cybersecurity measures. According to the data breach class action lawsuit, Accutech failed to implement effective cybersecurity measures and protect consumers from an August 2021 data breach. The breach ... Keep Reading↠

Juul Labs agreed to a $255 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it concealed the addictiveness of its e-cigarettes to sell to consumers and minors. No proof of purchase is required for consumers to submit a claim in the Juul settlement. According to the Juul class action lawsuit, Juul Labs was able to sell its products to a large number of ... Keep Reading↠

GAW Miners and ZenMiner agreed to pay $3.5 million to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming they misled investors about profits from their crypto mining operations. According to the class action lawsuit, GAW Miners and ZenMiner claimed their cryptocurrency mining operations would yield significant profits for investors. In reality, investors allegedly received ... Keep Reading↠