Illegal Data Sharing and Undisclosed Fees? Welcome back to our newsletter! This week, we’ll take a look at two new investigations: the first deals with a smart ring that may be illegally sharing your health data, while the second concerns hidden fees on a popular task-based service platform. Then, we have information on a new lawsuit that takes issue with a popular coffee pod company’s claims about how recyclable its products are. As always, we have the latest class action settlements that you may be able to claim, including the details on a $7.4 million settlement from Trader Joe’s. - Ty Armstrong, Writer/Community Manager | | Attorneys have reason to believe that, despite claiming to adhere to strict data privacy laws, Oura may send users’ private health data to third-party advertisers without consent. This information could include gender, height, weight, women’s health data and more. If you used an Oura Ring to track and learn about your health, you may be affected. Learn more about the investigation and how to take action here. | Hidden Fees on TaskRabbit? It may seem like an easy and affordable way to get help with simple tasks, but attorneys working with ClassAction.org suspect that TaskRabbit may illegally fail to disclose that it adds a hefty “Trust and Support Fee” to services listed on its platform until the very end of the checkout process. If you were charged one of these fees, read up on how to join others taking action here. | | 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 ~ Talkspace Users: Was Your Data Illegally Shared? Attorneys working with ClassAction.org believe that Talkspace may be violating HIPAA regulations by sharing users’ therapy plans with various third parties, including TikTok and Meta, without consent. The attorneys are now gathering those who sought or received therapy through Talkspace within the past two years to take legal action via mass arbitration. Learn more about the investigation and how to sign up over on this page. | 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 - European Wax Center - Data Privacy
You may be included in this settlement if you visited European Wax Center’s website between June 30, 2023 and April 2, 2026. - SAG Health - Data Breach
If your private information was potentially impacted by the September 2024 SAG Health data breach, you may be included in this settlement. - Alpine Ear, Nose, & Throat - Data Breach
You may be included in this settlement if your private information was accessible in the October 2024 Alpine Ear, Nose, & Throat 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 ~ | Trader Joe’s has agreed to a $7,400,000 settlement to end a class action lawsuit that alleged the grocery store chain unlawfully issued receipts that displayed too many digits of shoppers’ credit and debit card numbers. Those affected could be owed $100. Want to know how to file your claim? Head to this page for all the details. | | If you have been wondering whether Keurig K-Cups are actually recyclable, you aren’t the only one. The company behind the popular coffee product is facing a proposed class action alleging that it has misled consumers by advertising its single-use K-Cups as such when they’re not accepted by most recycling centers. Read up on the case here. | ~ Forward to a friend ~
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