California Right of Publicity

Lawsuit Filings

Class Action Claims Meta Allows Investment Scammers to Impersonate Financial Professionals

October 15, 2025 A class action lawsuit claims that Meta allows scammers to impersonate financial advisors via investment scam advertisements.

$3.7M InsideView Settlement Ends Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Use of Personal Data to Drive Subscriptions Buys

August 12, 2025 A $3.7M settlement ends litigation against InsideView over its alleged use and distribution of personal data to encourage subscription purchases.

‘Big Brother’ Star Cries Foul Over Alleged Reface App Publicity Rights Violations

April 6, 2023 Reality TV personality Kyland Young alleges in a class action lawsuit that NeoCortext, Inc.’s face-swapping Reface app violates a California publicity law.

[UPDATE] Class Action: Calif. Residents’ Info Illegally Used to Advertise Subscriptions to Cognism.com, Kaspr.io

September 22, 2022 A class action alleges Cognism has unlawfully used California residents’ personal information to advertise subscriptions to Cognism.com and Kaspr.io.

InstantCheckmate, TruthFinder Misappropriated Consumers’ Identities for Commercial Gain, Lawsuits Allege

November 17, 2021 Two lawsuits claim InstantCheckmate.com and TruthFinder.com unlawfully used consumers’ identities to advertise subscriptions to their “people search” services.

Class Action Alleges Meredith Corp. Disclosed California Magazine Readers’ Identities Without Consent

November 8, 2021 A class action alleges the publisher of Sports Illustrated, Better Homes and Gardens and People has unlawfully rented, exchanged or otherwise disclosed Calif. consumers’ identities.

Class Action Claims ZoomInfo Misappropriates Calif. Residents’ Personal Info to Sell Subscriptions

October 1, 2021 ZoomInfo faces a proposed class action over its alleged practice of using California consumers’ private information to advertise subscriptions to ZoomInfo.com.