AC2T agreed to pay $3.6 million to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming that its Spartan Mosquito Eradicator and Pro Tech products were falsely advertised as able to “eradicate” mosquitoes. AC2T’s Spartan Mosquito products allegedly promised to “eradicate” mosquitoes for up to 90 days and kill the pests for up to 30 days. Plaintiffs in the false advertising ... Keep Reading↠

The personal information of 17,952 Inntopia customers was accessed and stolen on or around Feb. 18, 2022, and those affected are members of the class if they were sent notice of the data breach. Inntopia is accused of not properly protecting the plaintiffs’ personal information nor properly monitoring the data to make sure it was not intercepted. Inntopia also ... Keep Reading↠

A $9.75 million class action lawsuit settlement has been reached with Freedom Financial Network and Freedom Debt Relief over telemarketing calls made using artificial or pre-recorded voices trying to sell the companies’ products, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The companies were accused of placing calls using artificial or ... Keep Reading↠

M&M Rentals agreed to a $1 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming that it rented out uninhabitable apartments at the D Street apartments in Salida, Colorado, and wrongfully retained security deposits. M&M Rentals D Street Apartments Class Action Lawsuit Who's Eligible: Class 1: People who resided at the D Street apartments in ... Keep Reading↠

Douglas J. Holdings Institute, an Aveda cosmetology school, agreed to pay $2.8 million to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming that it made cosmetology students work off the clock at its student clinic locations. According to the class action lawsuit, Douglas J. Holdings Institute forced cosmetology students to work off the clock while cleaning, doing laundry, ... Keep Reading↠

Enhanced Recovery Co. agreed to a $450,000 settlement to resolve claims that it violated debt-collection laws with misleading letters. According to the class action lawsuit, Enhanced Recovery violated state and federal laws by sending misleading debt-collection letters. These letters allegedly promised that the company could settle a consumer’s debts while also ... Keep Reading↠

Navient agreed to pay $16 million to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming that student loans owned by the company should have been dischargeable during bankruptcy. Plaintiffs in the student loan bankruptcy class action lawsuit claim Navient should have discharged certain student loans after borrowers declared bankruptcy. Borrowers and co-borrowers allegedly ... Keep Reading↠

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Community Surgical Supply that claimed the company failed to protect its customers’ personally identifiable information (PII) during a data breach in which an unauthorized third party gained access to the company’s systems. The private information that was allegedly compromised included full names, ... Keep Reading↠

Smile Brands agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that it failed to prevent a 2021 data breach. In April 2021, hackers allegedly gained access to Smile Brands’ computer systems, allowing them to steal names, addresses, birth dates, insurance data and other sensitive information from around 1.5 million dental patients. A class action lawsuit ... Keep Reading↠

90 Degree Benefits agreed to a $990,000 settlement to resolve claims that it failed to prevent two 2022 data breach incidents that compromised health information and personal identifiers. The data breach class action lawsuit claims that 90 Degree Benefits failed to implement reasonable cybersecurity measures that could have prevented two data breaches in February ... Keep Reading↠

Pape-Dawson Engineers agreed to a $250,000 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit stemming from a 2022 data breach that compromised personal information and protected health data. According to the data breach class action lawsuit, Pape-Dawson failed to prevent a data breach discovered on Feb. 21, 2022. The data breach allegedly compromised Social Security ... Keep Reading↠

Cornell University agreed to a $3 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming that it overcharged students for tuition during the spring 2020 semester after it moved to online due to COVID-19 restrictions. According to plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit, Cornell University charged them inflated tuition fees for the spring 2020 semester even ... Keep Reading↠

OnePlus reached a nationwide $1.1 million class action settlement over accusations that it secretly throttles access to the smartphone’s full processing power. OnePlus is accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act with its secret setting and intentionally diminishing device performance. OnePlus is a smartphone company headquartered in China, with a ... Keep Reading↠

Aegis Financial agreed to pay over $2.1 million to resolve claims that it violated federal telemarketing laws with unsolicited phone calls. According to the class action lawsuit, Aegis bombarded consumers with unsolicited robocalls that used artificial and pre-recorded voices. The company allegedly placed thousands of these calls, in violation of the Telephone ... Keep Reading↠

WSE Property Management agreed to a $800,000 class action settlement to resolve claims that it violated lease agreements by unfairly charging renters for sums they did not owe. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit claim the company violated Georgia law by overcharging renters for utilities and month-to-month rent, charging unfair fees and illegally retaining ... Keep Reading↠