Class Action Claims Meredith Corp. Sold Magazine Subscribers’ Info Without Consent
August 27, 2021 A lawsuit claims magazine publisher Meredith Corporation has unlawfully sold subscribers’ information for commercial purposes without their consent.
Lawsuit Filings
Art Institute of Chicago Hit with Class Action Over Alleged Visitor Facial Scans
August 19, 2021 A lawsuit alleges the Art Institute of Chicago has collected Illinois residents’ biometric information without first obtaining consent or making statutory disclosures.
Walmart, CaptureRx Hit with Class Action Over Feb. 2021 Data Breach Affecting Pharmacy Customers
August 18, 2021 A proposed class action has been filed in the wake of a February 2021 data breach that reportedly exposed the personal information of Walmart pharmacy patients.
Class Action Claims Charter Secretly Records Sales Calls in Calif.
August 12, 2021 A class action alleges Charter Communications violated a California law by recording inbound and outbound sales calls without consumers’ knowledge or consent.
Netgain, CareSouth Face Class Action Over Dec. 2020 Ransomware Attack
August 11, 2021 Netgain and CareSouth face a class action in the wake of a December 2020 ransomware attack that reportedly exposed a wealth of personal patient information.
Magazine Publishers Swamped With Class Actions Over Alleged Disclosures of Mich. Subscriber Data
August 9, 2021 A handful of magazine publishers have been hit with class actions that allege they rented, exchanged and/or otherwise disclosed without consent subscribers’ information to third parties who in turn shared it with others.
Vertafore Illegally Redisclosed Florida Drivers’ Motor Vehicle Records, Class Action Alleges
August 5, 2021 A class action alleges Vertafore has illegally obtained, used and redisclosed millions of records from the Florida Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles without obtaining prior consent to do so.
Forefront Dermatology Facing Class Action Over Spring 2021 Data Breach Affecting Roughly 2.4M Patients [UPDATE]
August 2, 2021 Forefront Dermatology faces a proposed class action over a Spring 2021 data breach that reportedly affected approximately 2.4 million patients.
Insurance Co. Gallagher Hit with Class Action Over Months-Long 2020 Data Breach [UPDATE]
July 30, 2021 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and Gallagher Bassett Services face a class action over a data breach that reportedly occurred between June and September 2020.
ClearBalance Holdings Hit with Class Action Over March/April 2021 Data Breach
July 30, 2021 CSI Financial Services, LLC faces a proposed class action over a “massive and preventable” data breach that reportedly occurred earlier this year.
Class Action Claims Pella’s Face-Scanning Temperature Checks Violated Ill. Workers’ Privacy Rights
July 28, 2021 A lawsuit claims Pella Corporation has collected employees’ biometric information through job-related temperature scans without complying with a state privacy law.
Waste Management Hit with Class Action Over Jan. 2021 Data Breach
July 26, 2021 Waste Management faces a class action over a January 2021 data breach that reportedly affected over 268,000 employees, former employees and their dependents.
Class Action Claims Hearst Illegally Sold Magazine Subscriber Mailing Lists
July 21, 2021 A class action claims Hearst Communications violated an Illinois privacy law by selling lists of its subscribers’ identities to “anyone willing to pay for [them].”
Data Breach: Radiology Software Co. Elekta Hit with Class Action Over April 2021 Ransomware Attack [UPDATE]
July 20, 2021 Elekta faces a class action over a ransomware attack that reportedly compromised all of the personally identifiable patient information housed in its cloud-based data storage system.
AI-Driven Insurer Lemonade Illegally Captures Ill. Residents’ Biometric Data, Class Action Alleges [UPDATE]
July 20, 2021 A class action claims Lemonade unlawfully collected Illinois residents’ facial geometries through videos uploaded as part of the claims process on the insurer’s website.
Advocate Aurora Health Hit with Class Action Over Series of Data Breaches [DISMISSED]
July 19, 2021 Advocate Aurora Health faces a lawsuit over a series of data breaches that reportedly compromised the personal and health information of more than 100,000 patients.
Soundhound Hit with Class Action Over Collection, Storage of Ill. Residents’ Voiceprints
July 15, 2021 Soundhound has collected and disclosed Illinois residents’ voiceprints without obtaining written consent to do so, a proposed class action claims.
Amazon Needed Consumers’ Consent Before Connecting Sidewalk Network, Class Action Claims
July 14, 2021 A class action contends that the Sidewalk network built into Amazon’s Ring doorbells and Echo smart speakers essentially steals consumers’ paid-for internet bandwidth without consent.
Blackstone Acquisition of Ill. Residents’ Genetic Info in Ancestry.com Buyout Violated State Law, Class Action Alleges
July 13, 2021 The Blackstone Group faces a class action that alleges the private equity firm violated an Illinois privacy law when it obtained genetic information upon its acquisition of Ancestry.com.
Class Action Filed Against 20/20 Eye Care Network, iCare Health Solutions Over Jan. 2021 Data Breach
July 9, 2021 20/20 Eye Care Network and iCare Health Solutions face a proposed class action over a data breach that reportedly compromised customers’ sensitive information.
Class Action Claims Walmart Illegally Collected Ill. Warehouse Workers’ Voiceprints
July 9, 2021 Walmart faces a class action over its alleged practice of collecting warehouse workers’ voiceprints without first obtaining consent and providing proper disclosures.
Family Dollar, Dollar Tree Hit with Class Action Over Worker Fingerprint Scanning Practices
July 7, 2021 Family Dollar and Dollar Tree have allegedly scanned workers’ fingerprints without providing statutory disclosures or obtaining written consent to do so.
Healthcare Workers Claim Amazon Alexa Devices Secretly Record Private Conversations
July 6, 2021 A proposed class action claims Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant secretly records conversations users never intended Alexa, or anyone else, to hear.
Nuwber Illegally Uses Illinois Residents’ Identities to Sell Subscriptions, Class Action Claims
July 6, 2021 A class action alleges Nuwber unlawfully uses the identities of Ill. residents to sell subscriptions to its database containing “detailed reports” available to anyone willing to pay a monthly fee.
Apple Biometric Privacy Disclosures Not Good Enough, Class Action Alleges
July 1, 2021 Apple has failed to sufficiently disclose to Ill. residents that the facial/fingerprint recognition features of iPhones, iPads and MacBooks extract their sensitive biometric information, a class action alleges.
Mary Kay, Ulta Virtual Product ‘Try On’ Tools Subject of Biometric Privacy Class Actions in Illinois
July 1, 2021 A class action claims Mary Kay and Ulta have failed to provide mandatory biometric information privacy disclosures to those who use the companies’ virtual makeup try-on tools.
Volkswagen, Audi Data Breach: Automakers Hit with Class Action After Info of 3.3M People Was Stolen [UPDATE]
June 30, 2021 Volkswagen and Audi face a proposed class action after the personally identifiable information of more than 3 million people was reportedly stolen in a data breach.
Automation Personnel Services Hit with Class Action Over Nov. 2020 Data Breach
June 24, 2021 Automation Personnel faces a class action centered on a November 2020 data breach that reportedly compromised the personal information of nearly 300,000 individuals.
Class Action Looks to Represent Gas Stations Impacted by Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack
June 23, 2021 A Wilmington, NC gas station is the plaintiff in a class action that looks to represent more than 11,000 similar businesses over damages stemming from the Colonial Pipeline shutdown.
Scripps Health Data Breach: Class Actions Claim Co. Negligently Handled Medical Info of More Than 147K Patients
June 23, 2021 Scripps Health faces at least two class action over a late-April 2021 data breach in which the sensitive personal and medical information was reportedly compromised by cyber criminals.
Waste Management Employee Info Exposed in Data Breach, Class Action Says
June 23, 2021 Waste Management and USA Waste-Management Resources face a class action over their apparent failure to protect sensitive employee information.
Insurance Technologies, Zywave Hit with Class Action Over February 2021 AgencyMatrix Data Breach [UPDATE]
June 22, 2021 ITC and Zywave face a class action over a late-February 2021 data breach that reportedly compromised the personal information of thousands of consumers.
Junk Mail: Outdoor Sportsman Group Sold Magazine Subscribers’ Info Without Consent, Class Action Claims [UPDATE]
June 18, 2021 A class action alleges Outdoor Sportsman Group has rented, exchanged or disclosed the info of Guns & Ammo, RifleShooter and Handguns magazine subscribers to third parties without consent.
Lawsuit Claims Swiss Automation Violated Ill. Privacy Law by Scanning Workers’ Fingerprints
June 18, 2021 A lawsuit claims Swiss Automation collected, used and stored workers’ biometric information without first providing proper disclosures or obtaining consent to do so.
Class Action Claims UBS Background Check Disclosure Form Violated Federal Law
June 16, 2021 UBS obtained consumer reports on prospective employees without first providing a compliant disclosure form stating its intent to do so, a lawsuit alleges.
Puma North America Facing Privacy Class Action Over Ill. Retail Employee Fingerprint Scans
June 16, 2021 Puma North America faces a class action that claims the footwear/apparel co. has unlawfully collected, used and stored the biometric data of Illinois retail employees.
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over February 2021 CaptureRx Data Breach [UPDATE]
June 7, 2021 The failure of CaptureRx and Midtown Health Center to safeguard patients’ private information is to blame for a February 2021 data breach, a class action says.
IT Solutions Co. Netgain Technology Failed to Secure Systems from Cybercriminals, Class Action Alleges [UPDATE]
June 4, 2021 A class action alleges Netgain Technology’s failure to safeguard the confidential, personally identifiable information of hundreds of thousands is to blame for a late-Sept. 2020 data breach.
Penn. Fertility Center Sincera Reproductive Medicine Hit with Class Action Over August 2020 Data Breach
June 3, 2021 A lawsuit claims inadequate security protocols on the part of Sincera Reproductive Medicine led to a data breach that left patients at risk of identity theft and fraud.
College Students Claim Herff Jones’ Negligence Caused Massive Data Breach Resulting in Fraudulent Charges [UPDATE]
June 2, 2021 Herff Jones has been hit with a class action over a recent data breach alleged to have caused students to incur fraudulent charges on their bank accounts.
Class Action Claims McDonald’s Collected Ill. Drive-Through Customers’ Voiceprints Without Consent
June 1, 2021 A lawsuit claims McDonald’s violated an Illinois privacy law by collecting customers’ voiceprints without first providing proper disclosures or obtaining consent.
Class Action Claims Pie Five Pizza’s Biometric Timekeeping System Violates Illinois Privacy Law
June 1, 2021 Pie Five Restaurants faces a lawsuit over its apparent policy of scanning workers’ fingerprints without first providing statutory disclosures or obtaining consent.
Class Action Aims to Find Out What Happened in Humana Data Breach, Blames Incident on Vendor
May 28, 2021 A class action alleges Humana and Visionary Medical Systems, a subcontractor of Cotiviti Holdings, were negligent in their handling of sensitive medical information.
Caliber Home Loans Unlawfully Shares Debt-Related Information with Third-Party Vendors, Class Action Alleges
May 28, 2021 A lawsuit claims Caliber Home Loans violated a federal debt collection law by disclosing consumers’ private, debt-related information to unauthorized third parties.
Applus Technologies Hit with Class Action Over Data Breach of State Vehicle Inspections, Emissions Testing Systems
May 27, 2021 The company responsible for managing inspections and emissions testing for the Connecticut DMV faces a class action in the wake of a late-March 2021 data breach.
Oberweis Dairy Hit with Privacy Class Action Over Employee Fingerprint Scans
May 27, 2021 A lawsuit claims Oberweis Dairy required employees to scan their fingerprints without first providing proper disclosures or securing their consent to do so.
Class Action Claims Oldcastle Services Scanned Employees’ Fingerprints in Violation of Privacy Law
May 25, 2021 A lawsuit claims Oldcastle Services unlawfully collected workers’ fingerprints without first providing statutory disclosures and obtaining consent to do so.
Class Action Alleges i360, GC Strategies Illegally Profited from Calif. Voters’ Personal Information [UPDATE]
May 24, 2021 A class action alleges i360, LLC and GC Strategies, LLC have engaged in a pattern and practice of profiting from the sale and distribution of California voters’ personal information in violation of state law.
Class Action Claims Athleta Intercepted Florida Website Visitors’ Electronic Communications
May 21, 2021 A proposed class action claims Athleta LLC has surreptitiously intercepted Florida residents’ interactions with its website, www.athleta.gap.com.
‘Constantly Listening’: Class Action Claims Amazon’s Alexa Makes ‘Secret Recordings’ of Users’ Conversations
May 21, 2021 A lawsuit claims Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant secretly makes and stores recordings of conversations even when consumers do not intend to activate the device.