Privacy

December 6, 2018 A Florida resident claims to have received more than 50 unauthorized marketing texts from plastic surgery clinic Strax Rejuvenation.

December 5, 2018 A proposed class action filed against Marriott centers on the hotel chain’s alleged negligence believed to be responsible for a years-long data breach.

December 5, 2018 Sunrise Detox III is on the receiving end of a lawsuit that alleges the company sent an unauthorized promotional text to a Miami resident.

December 3, 2018 Marriott International, Inc. is facing at least three proposed class action lawsuits filed in the wake of a years-long data breach that exposed approximately 500 million guests’ private information to hackers.

November 30, 2018 Iowa Health System, which does business as UnityPoint Health, has been hit with a class action filed over two data breaches that reportedly occurred in late 2017 and early 2018 and compromised over 1.4 million patients’ private health information.

November 28, 2018 Palm Beach Sports Club is the defendant in a lawsuit wherein a Florida resident claims he received an unsolicited telemarketing text from the company.

November 27, 2018 A former Brooklyn prosecutor and several high-ranking co-defendants face a lawsuit filed on behalf of those caught up in an illegal 18-month wiretapping operation.

November 26, 2018 A Florida woman alleges that Titan Merchant Services sent a prerecorded message to her cell phone without first obtaining her prior consent to do so.

November 21, 2018 Mi Numero Local has been sued by a Miami resident who claims the telecommunications company sent him unauthorized promotional text messages.

November 16, 2018 A lawsuit claims that job placement services provider GoSmith texted a Miami resident without first obtaining the man’s express consent to do so.

November 13, 2018 Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action filed over an April 2018 data breach during which employees’ personally identifying information was allegedly compromised.

November 13, 2018 A Miami resident claims that YIR, LLC sent him an automated text message without first obtaining his express written consent to do so.

November 9, 2018 Children’s fitness center My Gym Enterprises is the defendant in a proposed class action that cites potential violations of the TCPA.

November 5, 2018 Comdata is facing a lawsuit filed by a California resident who claims the company sent him automated texts without first obtaining his express consent to do so.

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.