October 15, 2024 Nebula Genomics faces a class action suit that alleges the DNA testing firm shares customers’ genetic testing results with third parties without consent.
September 11, 2024 A class action claims the operator of GEDmatch.com has violated an Illinois privacy law by secretly sharing users’ genetic information with Facebook.
August 20, 2024 A class action alleges Timken has unlawfully requested that workers disclose their family medical histories as a condition of employment.
May 16, 2024 A consumer alleges in a class action lawsuit that Meta Platforms illegally intercepted protected genetic data she provided to GEDmatch.com.
April 25, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges Banner Life Insurance Company has violated an Illinois privacy law by requesting genetic information in the form of family medical histories.
February 13, 2024 An Illinois consumer claims in a class action that Pacific Life has violated his genetic privacy rights.
December 14, 2023 A class action accuses Ascension Health of unlawfully requesting that job applicants and employees in Illinois disclose their family medical histories for the purpose of making employment decisions.
October 19, 2023 A class action claims SIHF Healthcare has “repeatedly disregard[ed]” an Illinois privacy law by requesting that job applicants and employees disclose their family medical histories for the purpose of making employment decisions.
March 15, 2023 A class action claims Amazon.com and two subsidiaries have violated privacy law by requesting that job applicants and employees disclose their family medical histories for the purpose of making hiring decisions.
November 2, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Ancestry.com unlawfully shared its database of genetic information with acquiring private equity firm Blackstone without authorization to do so.
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.
