New Data Privacy and Finance Investigations This issue’s new investigations center around how a popular women’s lifestyle site is handling user data and whether two financial platforms¬ that offer lease-to-own agreements and cash advances, respectively, are violating consumers’ rights. From there, a recently filed lawsuit is taking issue with the “biodegradable” claims made by a certain beauty company. Plus, the company behind several big-name dating sites has agreed to a $14 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). If you want to know more, keep reading for the details. As always, we’ll wrap things up with the latest class action settlements that you may be able to claim. - Ty Armstrong, Writer/Community Manager |
| Attorneys believe Popsugar may be using tracking software from Google to gather data about website visitors, including which fitness videos they watch. This information could be getting compiled with users’ personal data, such as IDs linking to their individual Google accounts, and passed along to Google—all without users’ permission. If you’re a Popsugar user, find out if you can sign up and join others taking action here. |
Albert and Acima Users: Sign Up for Mass Arbitration Attorneys have reason to believe that Albert could be violating financial laws by charging certain fees in connection with its “Instant” advance service and that Acima may have attempted to skirt regulations by referring to its arrangements with consumers as leases when they function more like credit. If you used either service, you may be able to join others taking legal action. This page has all the details. |
| New Data Breach Investigations | | | Got a data breach
notice? Don’t throw it out – and check out our full list of ongoing investigations here. You may be able to help get a class action lawsuit started. | |
| | ~ In Case You Missed It ~ Shipt Drivers: Were You Paid Properly? Attorneys believe Shipt may have violated labor laws by misclassifying drivers as independent contractors instead of employees, and they’re now gathering affected workers to take legal action. By classifying drivers as contractors, Shipt may be attempting to avoid providing benefits like minimum wages, overtime, expense reimbursement and workers’ compensation. Learn how drivers can take action here |
Case Updates  Our settlements page is always being updated. Have you checked to see if you're covered by any open settlements? You can also check out the latest settlements as they happen by following us on Twitter. |
| Latest Settlements - Albertsons - Unwanted Texts
You may be included in this settlement if you received a marketing text from Albertsons Companies or its affiliated brands (Star Markets, Safeway) after requesting not to receive text messages. - Panera - Data Breach
You may be covered by this settlement if you were notified by Panera about a data breach that was discovered in March 2024. - Independent Living Systems - Data Breach
You may be included in this settlement if your personal information was potentially compromised in a June/July 2022 Independent Living Systems data breach. | | |
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 ~ | A proposed class action claims that certain Revlon makeup remover pads and towelettes are falsely advertised as “biodegradable” due to the nature of the products’ disposal procedures. The suit takes particular issue with the fact that the items are typically thrown in the trash, meaning they’ll end up in landfills or incinerators, which won’t allow them to decompose quickly and naturally. Read up on the allegations and affected products here. |
| The company behind Match.com, OkCupid and other dating sites will pay $14 million and make significant changes to its business practices to resolve an FTC suit that alleged the company deceptively induced consumers to subscribe to its online dating services, unfairly locked users out of their accounts and intentionally complicated the cancellation process. Learn more about the FTC’s allegations and what the deal means for consumers here. |
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