Class Action: Verizon, AT&T Colluded to Block Consumers from Switching Carriers
An antitrust class action claims Verizon Wireless and non-defendant AT&T worked together to use new eSIM technology to lock consumers to certain carrier plans.
Technology
Google, Alphabet, YouTube Facing Class Action Over Alleged Collection of Children’s Data Without Parental Consent [UPDATE]
YouTube and parent companies Google, LLC and Alphabet, Inc. have been named in a proposed class action lawsuit over suspected violations of the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
Consumers, Shareholders Waste No Time Filing Class Actions Against Facebook, Cambridge Analytica Over Data Mining Scandal
Consumers and shareholders Tuesday fired the opening salvos in what is sure to be a complex, prolonged legal battle over Facebook’s true intentions when it comes to safeguarding its users’ privacy.
Class Action Lawsuit Claims Coinbase (GDAX) Insiders Illegally Inflated Bitcoin Cash Prices [UPDATE]
A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in California against Coinbase, Inc., which does business as the Global Digital Asset Exchange (GDAX).
The ‘Onslaught’ of Americans with Disabilities Act-Website Class Actions Is Real. Here Are the Cases.
After Forbes last week published a piece on ADA website accessibility class actions, we thought to bolster the conversation by providing a (very long) case list.
Class Action Against Samsung, Sears Claims Plasma TVs Made Post-January 2009 Contain Defective Capacitors
by Corrado Rizzi on Consumer Fraud
A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in Utah in which the plaintiff alleges certain Samsung plasma televisions manufactured after January 2009 contain faulty internal components.
Apple Pegged with Class Action Lawsuit Over Response to ‘Meltdown,’ ‘Spectre’ Processor Vulnerabilities
Apple is now the defendant in a new proposed class action lawsuit claiming, among other allegations, that it has failed to offer acceptable repairs for security vulnerabilities found in its devices’ processors.
Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Casper Mattresses ‘Wiretaps’ Website Users to Collect Addresses, Other Personal Details [UPDATE]
Online mattress retailer Casper Sleep Inc. is one of two defendants in a five-count proposed class action lawsuit in which the plaintiff alleges the company, with co-defendant NaviStone, Inc., effectively wiretaps visitors to Casper.com.
Vizio Hit with Class Action Lawsuit After Discontinuing YouTube App Access on Certain Smart TVs
Vizio, Inc. finds itself as the defendant in a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the company misled consumers about the ability of certain Smart TV models to stream content directly from the YouTube App.
Class Action: GoPro Charged Illegal Sales Tax in FL for Discounted ‘TradeUp’ Program Products
A Florida man's proposed class action claims GoPro, during its month-long TradeUp program, charge improper sales taxes in the state on traded-in, discounted products.