Privacy Violations and Unfair Bank Fees? We have several new investigations for you in this issue – meaning that if legal action is taken and is successful, it could mean some money back in the future. We’ll have a look at potential privacy violations as attorneys suspect that both Hotwire.com and Beachbody.com may be secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook. From there, Wells Fargo is under scrutiny yet again as attorneys have reason to believe that the bank may have unfairly charged multiple non-sufficient funds fees back in 2021 and 2022. More on that below. Then, we have a handful of brands that may be overstating the amount of protein you can expect when you buy their bagels, bread, granola and more. And, as always, we’ll round out the issue with the latest class action settlements that you may be able to claim. - Ty Armstrong, Writer/Community Manager |
| Attorneys working with ClassAction.org believe Hotwire may be using tracking tools to secretly record users’ activities — including details about their travel itineraries — and sharing the data with Meta. They’re now signing up Hotwire users to pursue mass arbitration, a new type of legal action, against the company. Certain state laws provide that consumers could be owed anywhere from $100 to $5,000 for violations. So, if you have a Facebook account and booked travel on Hotwire.com within the past two years, learn how you can join others taking action here. |
Wells Fargo Customers: Were You Charged Multiple NSF Fees? If you’ve been a Wells Fargo account holder and suspect you’ve previously been charged multiple non-sufficient funds fees for the same failed transaction, you may now be able to take legal action. Specifically, attorneys suspect that in 2021 and 2022, Wells Fargo not only charged consumers an insufficient funds fee when their checks or autopayments were initially rejected, but again each time they were unsuccessfully reprocessed for payment by the recipient. Attorneys are looking to pursue claims via mass arbitration, which involves hundreds or thousands of consumers bringing individual arbitration claims at the same time over the same issue. You can learn more and sign up 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. | |
|  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 - Kia Vehicle Theft
If you bought or leased one of several Kia vehicles (listed on the settlement website) and it was not equipped with an engine immobilizer, you may be included in this settlement. - Audi Oil Consumption
You may be included in this settlement if you bought or leased certain Audi vehicles, which are listed on the settlement site. - Vivint Accounts
You may be eligible for this settlement if between January 1, 2016 and January 16, 2024 Vivint accessed your credit information without authorization, used that information to create an account, and subjected you to collection efforts regarding the account. | | |
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 ~ | We’ve previously touched on how consumers could be misled regarding the amount of protein in the food they buy with an investigation into Toufayan Bakeries, but attorneys suspect the company may not be the only one potentially overstating the amount of usable protein in their bread products. Several additional items from Carbonaut, Flatout, Silver Hills and Mission Foods are now under investigation for the same issue. If lawsuits are filed and successful, it could mean money back for consumers and could also force the companies to change how their products are advertised. If you live in Illinois, check out this page for more information and a list of products under investigation. |
| Attorneys have reason to believe that Beachbody.com and the BODi app may be using a tracking tool to secretly transmit details about certain users and the videos they’ve watched to Facebook. This data may tie a user’s watch history to their Facebook ID, a unique identifier that can be used to match the individual to their Facebook profile. If you have a BODi membership, watch workout videos on the app or Beachbody.com, and have a Facebook account, find out how you can take action here. While there are no guarantees, users could be owed as much as $2,500 under the federal Video Privacy Protection Act. |
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