New Online Shopping Privacy Investigations We’re opening this issue with a story on more online shops that may be too open with your data. After that, attorneys are investigating how certain types of case managers are paid – or, potentially, underpaid. We’ll round things out with an ongoing lawsuit claiming that Walmart is engaged in a deceptive pricing scheme, as well as some updated information on the Facebook user privacy settlement. Keep reading for the latest in class action news and settlements. - Ty Armstrong, Writer/Community Manager |
| Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are continuing to pursue various mass arbitrations involving online data privacy – with the latest entries affecting those who shop on MarcJacobs.com, OtterBox.com and Lowes.com. It’s suspected that these sites may be using tracking tools to collect user data and share it with PayPal. For information on these investigations and an array of others, head to this page. |
Case Managers: Did You Work 40+ Hours Per Week? Attorneys believe that some managed care organizations, healthcare providers and other companies that employ case managers and service coordinators to assist Medicare, Medicaid and state waiver program recipients may be illegally failing to pay proper overtime wages. Possible violations may involve employee misclassification and off-the-clock work. Learn more 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 - Real Estate Broker Commissions
If you sold a home and paid a commission to a real estate agent, you may be part of class action settlements. - Bumble, Badoo Biometric Privacy (Illinois)
This settlement covers Bumble and Badoo users who were living or located in Illinois and accessed the apps between November 1, 2016 and December 31, 2021. - [24]7.ai Customer Service Rep Wages
This settlement looks to compensate current and former hourly paid customer service representatives who worked for [24]7.ai between February 15, 2020 and June 15, 2024. | | |
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 ~ | Finding a low price at the store is a great feeling, but a recent lawsuit filed against Walmart is claiming that the retailer has charged higher prices for certain merchandise at the register than what’s advertised on pricing stickers. Frequent shoppers can read up on the details here. |
| For those of you who have been wondering where your payment is from the $725 million deal, it may take a bit longer than originally thought. Due to appeals, Facebook users may not see any money until sometime in 2025, at the very earliest. Head over to this blog post to learn more about the delay, how we got here, and what might come next in the legal process. |
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