Data Security Incidents Could Mean Lawsuits Ahead Data security problems have become all too common in our day and age – and that fact is illustrated by the contents of this week’s newsletter. Several companies in the medical field have come under scrutiny for their data protection standards after incidents exposed the sensitive information of a large number of patients. If you received a notice stating that your information may have been exposed in a data security incident involving PharMerica Corporation or Medtronic and its diabetes app InPen, you’ll want to keep reading. Then, we’re wrapping up this issue with a look at BuzzFeed and potential privacy violations involving users of its website, as well as a new investigation into the pricing of Atlantic City casino hotels. And, as always, be sure to also check out the most recent class action settlements you may be able to claim. - Ty Armstrong, Writer/Community Manager |
| If you received a notice regarding a recent data privacy incident involving Medtronic and its diabetes management app InPen, attorneys working with ClassAction.org would like to hear from you. According to the letter, certain tracking and authentication tools used in the app may have collected certain information about users and their InPen app activity and disclosed it to Google. This information potentially includes users’ email addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses, InPen usernames and passwords, and certain unique identifiers tied to their InPen accounts or mobile devices. Attorneys are now investigating whether the company broke privacy laws via use of these tools and whether consumers can take action via a class action lawsuit. If you received the letter, a copy of which can be viewed on our investigation page, learn more about what you can do right here. |
Attorneys Investigate PharMerica Data Security Incident Pharmacy services provider PharMerica Corporation and parent company BrightSpring Health Services are under some scrutiny after recently announcing that an unauthorized third party had gained access to their computer network and obtained patients’ highly sensitive data – including names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medication lists and health insurance information. In light of this, attorneys working with ClassAction.org want to hear from anyone who received a letter from PharMerica stating that their information may have been compromised in the data breach. A successful class action lawsuit could help victims recover money for damages, including time spent dealing with the effects of the data breach and the cost of identity protection services. It could also force the companies to improve their cybersecurity. Were you affected by this data breach? Read more here. |
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| To view a complete list of settlements and to find out how you can file a claim, click here. |
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| | ~ In Other News ~ | It’s believed that BuzzFeed may have used a tracking tool called the Meta pixel on its website to record certain users’ activities – specifically, which videos they watch – and secretly shared this data with Facebook in violation of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). Attorneys are now gathering BuzzFeed accountholders to take legal action over these potential privacy violations through a process known as mass arbitration, which involves hundreds or thousands of consumers bringing individual arbitration claims against the same company at the same time and over the same issue. Mass arbitration is different from class action litigation and takes place outside of court – and, while there are no guarantees, violations of the VPPA could mean payments of up to $2,500 to those who sign up. So, if you have both a BuzzFeed and a Facebook account and watched videos on BuzzFeed.com, learn about how you can join others taking action on this page. |
| If you took a trip to Atlantic City, New Jersey within the past four years and stayed at a casino hotel, you may have overpaid. Traditionally, casino hotels set their room rates independently of one another and in response to market conditions, which results in competition for consumers looking to book a stay. But when companies work together to set prices, consumers may end up paying more than they should. Now, attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking to file a lawsuit in light of allegations that a handful of Atlantic City casino-hotel operators conspired to artificially increase room rates in violation of antitrust law. Specifically, the attorneys are looking into hotels at Bally’s, Borgata, Caesars (including Caesars Suites), Hard Rock, Harrah’s, MGM Tower (formerly The Water Club at the Borgata), and Tropicana casinos. A successful class action could provide consumers with some money back for their rooms and force casino-hotel operators to change their pricing strategies. If you stayed at any of the Atlantic City casino hotels listed above in the past four years, share your story with us here. |
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