Privacy

November 2, 2018 Tryke Companies is the defendant in a lawsuit filed over allegedly unauthorized text message advertisements.

November 2, 2018 South Florida Institute of Technology is facing a lawsuit filed by a consumer who claims the school sent him unwanted telemarketing text messages.

November 2, 2018 Google faces more potential class action litigation over its alleged practice of tracking and storing the location history of users without authorization.

November 1, 2018 Red Robin International is facing a New Jersey man's lawsuit in which he claims the restaurant chain sent him several unauthorized telemarketing texts.

November 1, 2018 A proposed class action filed against Fiorella Insurance Agency Inc. claims the company sent an unsolicited promotional text message to a Florida resident.

October 31, 2018 Walmart Inc. finds itself as the defendant in a lawsuit that alleges the company sent an unsolicited fax advertisement to an addiction treatment center.

October 31, 2018 A lawsuit claims that CAC Financial Corp. “bombarded” a consumer with automated phone calls concerning the collection of a debt that belonged to someone else.

October 31, 2018 AIG Direct Insurance Services is facing a lawsuit that alleges the company placed unsolicited promotional calls to the plaintiff’s cell phone.

October 31, 2018 Life for Relief and Development is facing a lawsuit that claims the non-profit international aid organization sent unwanted promotional text messages.

October 30, 2018 A proposed class action out of Florida federal court alleges eXp Realty, LLC placed unauthorized phone calls to a consumer in violation of the TCPA.

October 26, 2018 Lizette Arguello Insurance Inc. is the defendant in a lawsuit filed by a consumer who claims the company sent him an unsolicited promotional text message.

October 26, 2018 Puffy is facing a Florida man’s lawsuit in which he alleges the Los Angeles-based online mattress retailer unlawfully sent him a promotional text message.

October 26, 2018 Out of Florida federal court comes a proposed class action that claims Couture Med Spa sent unsolicited marketing text messages to consumers.

October 26, 2018 Bridgepoint Education, Inc. is facing a lawsuit filed by a consumer who alleges the company placed several unsolicited calls to her cell phone.

October 23, 2018 Lexington Law Firm finds itself as the defendant in a proposed class action that alleges the firm sent unsolicited telemarketing text messages to consumers.

October 22, 2018 A lawsuit claims Facebook ignores users' requests to keep their location histories private and instead tracks precise location details anyway.

October 22, 2018 A former Xanitos employee claims the company stores its workers' fingerprints without complying with Illinois Biometric Privacy Act requirements.

October 17, 2018 Credit card processor Genesis FS Card Services, Inc. is the defendant in a proposed class action that cites potential violations of the TCPA.

October 17, 2018 Staffing agency Career Advantage is facing a lawsuit filed over claims that the company violated the TCPA by sending unsolicited fax advertisements.

October 15, 2018 A proposed class action citing alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has been filed against Pinecrest Bakery, LLC.

October 10, 2018 In a lawsuit filed in California Superior Court, two plaintiffs claim retail giant Walmart, Inc. unlawfully shares with Facebook information about customers’ identities and online video media purchases.

October 10, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Midland Credit Management over a supposedly unsolicited call received by the plaintiff.

October 9, 2018 Synergy Marketing Associates is the defendant in a lawsuit filed by a Florida resident who claims he received unsolicited phone messages from the company.

October 8, 2018 Google and parent co. Alphabet have been named in a class action centered on a data breach that exposed the information of up to 500k Google+ users between 2015 and March 2018.

October 3, 2018 A lawsuit alleges that Midland Credit Management and Midland Funding violated the TCPA when they placed calls to a consumer to collect on two alleged debts.

September 27, 2018 A proposed class action alleges Vimo, Inc.—which does business as GetInsured.com—placed an unsolicited telemarketing call to a consumer’s cell phone.

September 26, 2018 A class action alleges the online legal services marketplace broke California law by recording a telephone conversation without authorization or disclosure.

September 26, 2018 Parcel Pending faces a lawsuit alleging the company recorded a phone call with a consumer without his consent.

September 24, 2018 A proposed class action out of Texas federal court alleges Capella Education Company violated the TCPA by placing unauthorized calls to the plaintiff.

September 21, 2018 Pro-Lab, Inc. is facing a lawsuit over claims that the company placed unauthorized telemarketing calls to a California consumer’s cellphone.

September 21, 2018 Protect America and Wahab Global Communications are facing a lawsuit that takes issue with allegedly illegal telemarketing calls placed by the companies.

September 19, 2018 A Florida consumer claims in a proposed class action that Teleclaro sent him dozens of unsolicited telemarketing text messages in violation of the TCPA.

September 17, 2018 Move, Inc. and the National Association of Realtors are facing a proposed class action claiming the defendants sent hundreds of unsolicited texts to a consumer.

September 17, 2018 Research America is the defendant in a lawsuit that claims the marketing research company sent unsolicited text messages to a California consumer.

September 14, 2018 Vacation Experts International is facing a proposed class action that alleges the company placed automated calls to a consumer without her prior express consent.

September 14, 2018 A lawsuit accuses Niemela Realty & Associates of sending an automated “ringless” voicemail to a consumer’s cell phone without his prior express consent.

September 12, 2018 Get Together, Inc.—which operates the mobile app IRL—is facing a proposed class action alleging the company spams the contacts of its app's users with texts.

September 12, 2018 MyHeritage faces a class action lawsuit over the DNA kit company’s alleged shortcomings in protecting customers’ private information from unauthorized eyes.

September 10, 2018 A proposed class action filed in July 2018 against Adidas America, Inc. over a data breach has been removed to federal court in California.

September 7, 2018 A proposed class action claims the operators of the San Francisco Bay Area's toll bridges charge excessive penalties for toll payment violations without notifying drivers.

September 7, 2018 Shuttle Service M.I.A. and First Transit face a lawsuit that claims bus drivers and passengers were never informed of the use of audio monitoring equipment.

September 6, 2018 A Florida consumer claims in a proposed class action that he received an unsolicited text message from Powerhouse Gym Fort Lauderdale in violation of the TCPA.

August 31, 2018 A lawsuit claims alleges Consumer Reports disclosed consumers' personal information to “data aggregators, data appenders, data cooperatives, and list brokers, among others."

August 29, 2018 A California consumer accuses student loan company Williams & Fudge of placing unlawful telemarketing phone calls.

August 28, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Capital Pawn of Alabama over claims that the pawn shop violated the TCPA with its telemarketing practices.

August 28, 2018 A lawsuit claims that Charter Communications and Bright House Networks repeatedly contacted a consumer without her prior written consent.

August 28, 2018 Kurz Real Estate Corporation is facing a lawsuit alleging the company sent unsolicited promotional text messages to a Florida consumer's cellphone.

August 27, 2018 Nationwide Funding Group Corp. is the defendant in a proposed class action that takes issue with allegedly unsolicited fax advertisements sent by the lender.

August 27, 2018 A Connellsville, Pennsylvania building material company has filed suit against PC Shield Inc. after allegedly receiving a junk fax from the company.

August 27, 2018 A class action alleges Google surreptitiously tracks and stores Android and iPhone users' location data - even with certain settings turned off.