Coin Master Mobile Casino Game Tilted Too Far in Favor of the ‘House,’ Class Action Says
March 8, 2021 A class action claims the outcomes of Moon Active Ltd.'s "Coin Master" social-casino-style game are tilted too far in favor of the "house."
Lawsuit Filings
Google Has Profited from ‘Illegal’ Zynga Gambling Games, Class Action Says
March 5, 2021 A class action alleges Google has profited from illegal gambling by way of allowing downloads of Zynga casino-style games from the Play Store.
Algorithm Makes It ‘Difficult or Even Impossible’ to Redeem Google Play Store Gift Cards, Class Action Claims
February 26, 2021 Google has made it "difficult or even impossible" to redeem Play store gift cards, a class action claims.
‘No Robin Hood’: Class Action Alleges Redditor Exaggerated, Misrepresented GameStop Prospects
February 18, 2021 A class action alleges a Reddit, YouTube and Twitter user posed as an amateur investor in order to boost the price of GameStop stock, and that his former employers should have monitored his activity.
PayPal User Suffered 'Collection Abuse and Constant Harassment’ in Trying to Resolve Money-Sending Error, Class Action Claims
January 26, 2021 A class action claims PayPal and Synchrony Bank were of no help in resolving one accountholder's $1,000 money-sending issue.
Premom App Users’ Data Shared with Chinese Data Collection Entities Without Consent, Class Action Alleges
January 21, 2021 A class action alleges the company behind the Premom app has shared users' personal info and location data with third-party Chinese data collection cos. without consent to do so.
Investor Class Action Alleges Robinhood Capitalized on Young Traders’ ‘Naivete’ with High Payments for Order Flow [UPDATE]
January 20, 2021 Robinhood faces another class action over its apparent failure to disclose that the majority of its revenue comes from high rates of payment for order flow.
Class Action Alleges Spokeo.com Uses Illinois Residents’ Identities for Advertising Without Consent
January 18, 2021 A class action claims the "free previews" on Spokeo.com violate the Illinois Right of Publicity Act with their use of residents' names, photos and/or likenesses.
Privacy Lawsuit Alleges Classmates.com Misappropriates Names, Photos of Calif. Residents Without Permission
January 13, 2021 A class action claims Classmates.com has "misappropriated" the names, photos and likenesses of California residents without securing consent to do so.
Maker of Panned Cyberpunk 2077 Game Hit with Class Action Lawsuit Over Stock Price Drop [UPDATE]
January 11, 2021 The developer behind Cyberpunk 2077 has faces a stock-drop class action after the "virtually unplayable" game was pulled from online stores.
Class Action Claims Coinbase’s Sale of Ripple Tokens Is Illegal
January 6, 2021 A proposed class action alleges cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has illegally sold securities in exchange for commission payments without a license to do so.
Streaming Giants Owe ‘Franchise Fees’ to Georgia Cities and Counties, Lawsuit Says
January 6, 2021 A lawsuit claims major streaming services owe unpaid franchise fees to Georgia cities and counties under the state's Consumer Choice for Television Act.
SolarWinds Hit with Securities Class Action Over Statements in Run-Up to Cyberattack on Fed. Government
January 5, 2021 SolarWinds faces a securities class action in the wake of an alleged foreign nation-backed cyber attack on U.S. government departments.
[UPDATE]Inexperienced Robinhood Traders Charged Backdoor Fees in Undisclosed ‘Payment for Order Flow’ Scheme, Class Action Says
January 4, 2021 [UPDATE] A class action alleges Robinhood has misled novice users into executing inferior trades by failing to disclose that its revenue relies heavily on "payment for order flow" from market makers in exchange for executing trades.
Class Action Claims HP Printer Firmware Update Blocked Use of Third-Party Ink, Toner Cartridges [UPDATE]
December 21, 2020 A class action claims HP transmitted firmware updates to its printers that block customers from using third-party ink and toner cartridges.
‘Set On Utter Domination’: Antitrust Case Says Facebook Crushes Competitors with User Data, ‘Acquire, Copy, Kill’ Tactics
December 9, 2020 Facebook faces an antitrust class action that alleges the social media giant has wielded harvested user data and "acquire, copy and kill" tactics to squash competition.
‘Orwellian’: Lawsuit Says Amazon ‘Wiretapping’ Flex Drivers’ Private Facebook Groups to Track Union Efforts, Labor Strife
December 7, 2020 A class action Amazon.com has unlawfully "wiretapped" Flex drivers' private Facebook groups to gain information on union efforts, labor issues and working conditions, among other details.
‘Duty of Care’: Class Action Says Robinhood Failed to Provide Basic Info on Hertz T1 Halt, Costing Traders ‘Significant’ Money
December 1, 2020 A class action alleges traders were harmed financially when Robinhood Financial failed to provide info on a T1 Halt of Hertz Corp. stock in March 2020.
WebMD, Mouseflow Hit with Class Action Over Alleged ‘Wiretapping’ of Calif. Website Visitors
November 25, 2020 A class action claims WebMD and Mouseflow have secretly recorded WebMD.com visitors’ keystrokes, mouse clicks and possibly personally identifiable information.
Class Action: Ad Buyers Sue After LinkedIn Admits to Overreporting Impressions, Video Views [UPDATE]
November 24, 2020 LinkedIn faces a class action after admitting it overreported certain online ad campaign metrics.
‘Eavesdropper’: WorldOfWarcraft.com ‘Wiretapped’ by Blizzard Entertainment, Class Action Alleges
November 24, 2020 A class action claims Blizzard Entertainment and Mouseflow, Inc. have illegally "wiretapped" California visitors to WorldOfWarcraft.com.
Class Action Claims Beam Financial Users Duped on Interest Earnings, Access to Account Funds
November 12, 2020 A class action alleges Beam Financial has made a number of false assurances to its mobile banking customers.
Class Action Claims Suddenlink Owes Refunds for Frequent Outages, ‘Sluggish’ Internet Speeds
November 12, 2020 Suddenlink has refused to reimburse customers for who’ve experienced outages and “near constant” sluggish internet speeds, a proposed class action alleges.
‘Workforce Reduction Plan’: Hewlett-Packard Hit with Another Age Discrimination Class Action
November 11, 2020 A class action alleges Hewlett-Packard Company has discriminated against certain workers by terminating their employment solely on the basis of their ages.
Class Action Says Paravision Illegally Mined ‘Billions’ of Everalbum Photos to Develop Facial Recognition Tech
November 10, 2020 A privacy class action alleges Paravision mined the faces that appear in photos uploaded to Everalbum without first securing users' consent to do so.
Class Action: General Motors, Decibel Insight Accused of ‘Wiretapping’ Calif. Chevrolet.com Visitors [UPDATE]
November 5, 2020 A class action alleges General Motors and Decibel Insight have unlawfully "wiretapped" California visitors to Chevrolet.com.
D.C. Guided Tour Business Alleges Google Wields Monopoly Control Over Digital Advertising Market
October 27, 2020 A Washington D.C. guided tour company alleges in a class action that Google has come to have monopoly control over the online advertising market through anti-competitive conduct.
Uber Discriminates Against Minority Drivers by Relying on Star Ratings for Employment Decisions, Lawsuit Alleges [UPDATE]
October 27, 2020 A former Uber driver alleges the company's reliance on its star rating system in determining worker terminations or "deactivations" is discriminatory against minority drivers.
Class Action Says Court Must Intervene to Protect YouTube Content Moderators from Psychological Trauma [UPDATE]
October 26, 2020 A class action alleges YouTube has negligently failed to protect content moderators from the psychological trauma associated with repeatedly viewing graphic and objectionable images.
Cash App Scam Victim Alleges Square, Sutton Bank Had ‘No Legitimate Reason’ for Denying Dispute Help [UPDATE]
October 26, 2020 A class action claims Cash App-maker Square, Inc. and Sutton Bank's dispute resolution process for electronic fraud violates the Electronic Funds Transfer Act.
Class Action Alleges Machine Zone, Epic Action Turned Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire Into ‘An Illegal Money-Making Scheme’ [UP]
October 23, 2020 A class action alleges Machine Zone and Epic Action's Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire mobile app uses false and misleading advertising to get players to spend money in-game.
With Ink Drying on Federal Antitrust Case, Google Hit with Another Suit Over Alleged Play Store Monopoly
October 21, 2020 Google faces an antitrust class action that claims it's wielded "restrictive agreements" to box competitors out of the app store market for Android devices.
Lawsuit Claims Caller Voiceprints Illegally Collected, Stored, Disclosed by Amazon Web Services, Pindrop Security
October 20, 2020 A class action alleges Amazon Web Services and Pindrop Security have run afoul of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act with regard to Illinois consumers' voiceprints.
New York State Emergency Alerts Must Be Made Accessible to Blind Residents, Class Action Says
October 14, 2020 A class action alleges the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services have failed to make the NY-Alerts notification service accessible to blind residents.
Amazon Coronavirus Temperature Checks Violate Illinois Biometric Privacy Law, Class Action Claims
October 9, 2020 A class action claims Amazon's daily temperature checks for Illinois warehouse and fulfillment center workers violate a state biometric privacy law.
Class Action Claims Apple Unlawfully Blocked Microsoft, Facebook, Google from iOS Subscription Gaming Market [UPDATE]
October 9, 2020 An antitrust class action alleges Apple engaged in a series of anti-competitive acts upon its launch of the "Apple Arcade" subscription-based mobile gaming service.
Class Action: Instacart Improperly Refused Mix of Paid Time Off and FMLA Leave, Fired Employee in Retaliation [UPDATE]
October 6, 2020 Instacart face a class action over its alleged refusal to allow a former employee to use paid time off in conjunction with protected medical leave.
Class Action Alleges Twitter ‘Fraudulently’ Acquired Washington Users’ Phone Numbers
September 22, 2020 A Washington resident claims Twitter has used "fraudulent, deceptive, or false means" to obtain users' telephone numbers in order to share such with advertisers.
Class Action: Recent iOS Update Uncovered Instagram Constantly Monitors Users, Captures ‘Most Intimate Moments’
September 18, 2020 A class action claims Instagram, in contrast to its privacy assurances, has "constantly" accessed users' smartphone cameras while the app is open, and monitored the individuals without consent.
Amid SEC Inquiry, Fraud Detection Startup NS8 Hit with WARN Act Class Action After Mass Employee Layoffs [UPDATE]
September 17, 2020 A class action alleges fraud detection start-up NS8 laid off more than 200 full-time workers amid an SEC probe without providing mandatory 60 days' advanced notice.
Yodlee Hit with Privacy Class Action Over Alleged Behind-the-Scenes Sale of Sensitive Consumer Financial Data
September 4, 2020 Yodlee has secretly collected and sold consumers' highly sensitive, non-public financial information without consent to do so, a class action alleges.
‘Ongoing Fraud’: Class Action Claims Apple Gift Card Funds Susceptible to Theft [UPDATE]
August 28, 2020 A proposed class action alleges Apple has knowingly sold gift cards susceptible to an ongoing scam whereby funds are fraudulently redeemed by third parties.
Antitrust Suit Claims Google Harms App Developers, Aims to Erase Consumer Choice with Google Play Store Restrictions [UPDATE]
August 18, 2020 Google faces an antitrust class action alleging “contractual and technological barriers” leave consumers and app developers with no options other than to go through the Google Play Store.
Class Action Alleges Facebook Secretly Harvests Instagram Users’ Facial Scans [UPDATE]
August 13, 2020 A class action claims Facebook has illegally harvested the facial scans of more than 100 million Instagram users, including those protected by an Illinois privacy law.
Class Action Claims Loot Boxes within Clash Royale, Brawl Stars Games Violate Anti-Gambling Law [UPDATE]
August 13, 2020 A lawsuit claims the developer behind Brawl Stars and Clash Royale encourages gambling and similarly addictive conduct through the use of “loot boxes” within the games.
Texas City Argues Netflix, Hulu Owe ‘Franchise Payments’ for Providing Streaming Services Statewide [UPDATE]
August 12, 2020 A class action claims Netflix and Hulu owe franchise payments to Texas municipalities for using broadband wireline facilities located wholly or partly in public rights-of-way.
Class Action Claims California Customers’ iTalkBB Services Automatically Renew Without Authorization
August 12, 2020 A proposed class action claims iTalk Global Communications unlawfully enrolled consumers in automatic renewal and continuous service subscriptions.
‘Always Listening’: Class Action Claims Google Home Eavesdrops On Users, Contradicting Privacy Promises
August 10, 2020 A class action claims the Google Home smart speaker listens in on consumers regardless of whether they utter an activation phrase.
Google Secretly Spies on Android Users Who Interact with Non-Google Apps, Class Action Claims [UPDATE]
August 7, 2020 A class action claims Google has secretly monitored, collected and misused the personal data of millions of Android users to get a leg up on competitors TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.
Class Action Claims Charles Schwab Short Sellers Harmed Financially by Online Account Malfunction
August 3, 2020 A class action claims a malfunction with Charles Schwab's online brokerage system financially harmed those looking to close short positions.