T-Mobile Faces Two Lawsuits After Latest Data Breach That Affects 53 Million Customers
Two lawsuits accuse T-Mobile of violating the California Consumer Privacy Act and the Washington State Consumer Protection Act.
Southwest Sues Skiplagged Over Hidden City Ticketing
Southwest Airlines filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Skiplagged deceives the public and illegally uses the airline’s fare information to offer hidden city ticketing deals.
Robinhood Gets $70M Fine for Systemic Failures and Significant Harm Suffered by Millions of Customers
Robinhood has agreed to pay nearly $70 million to settle allegations that it caused customers “widespread and significant” harm on multiple different fronts over the past few years.
Capital One Settlement for Out of Network ATM Balance Inquiry Fees (Checks Sent Out)
A lawsuit filed against Capital One claims that the bank breached its contract with account holders and improperly assessed and collected Out of Network ATM Balance Inquiry Fees when account holders used an out of network ATM to conduct a balance inquiry.
Bank of America Agrees to $75M Settlement for Excessive Fees
Bank of America Corp agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit over overdraft fees. The lawsuit alleges the second-largest U.S. bank charged overdraft fees it didn’t earn from customers with savings and checking accounts.
Cereal with Added Sugar, Class Action Settlement Provides ~$14 Rebate
Two customers filed a class action lawsuit in 2016 alleging that Post Foods labeled its products with claims that made the products seem healthy, when in fact they contain high added sugar content.
Beam Financial Banned, Must Provide Full Refunds as Part of FTC Settlement
This Beam Financial settlement with the Federal Trade Commission bans it from offering mobile banking services in the future.
$5B Lawsuit Says Google Tracks Users Even in Incognito Mode
Google was sued on Tuesday accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy of millions of users. The proposed class action says the tech giant tracks users’ internet use through browsers set in “private” mode.
Epic Games Settlement, Fortnite or Rocket League Players Can Get $50 or 1K Credits
The lawsuit alleges that Epic Games violated state consumer protection laws, prevented minors from exercising their contractual disaffirmation rights, and negligently misrepresented the value of Fortnite and Rocket League in-game items.
AmeriGas Propane Tanks Settlement, Get Up to $125
A class action lawsuit against AmeriGas claims that in 2008, AmeriGas and Blue Rhino agreed with each other to reduce the amount of propane gas in the pre-filled propane tanks they sold.
Judge Approves $650 Million Class-Action Lawsuit Against Facebook
A federal judge has approved a $650 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Facebook that claimed the company used its facial recognition feature without user consent.
Wawa to Pay $13M Settlement in Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit
This Wawa data breach settlement includes up to $10 million for customers, $3 million in fees and $35 million for upgrading its cybersecurity
Godiva FACTA Settlement, Eligible Customers Can Get Up to $65 Cash Award
This lawsuit claims that Godiva willfully violated FACTA by printing credit card and debit card transaction receipts at certain of its stores in the United States that included more than the last 5 digits of the credit or debit card number.
Walmart to Pay $5 Million to Customers Who Were Under Refunded for Returns
Walmart has agreed to pay a settlement amount of $5,000,000 over a lawsuit that alleges the company violated the law by failing to provide a full refund in cash or store credit to some customers who were owed a full refund under Walmart’s return policy.
Keurig K-Cup Settlement for $31M, Get 100% Back for Your Purchase if Eligible
The lawsuit, which has been pending since 2014, claims that Keurig monopolized or attempted to monopolize and restricted, restrained, foreclosed, and excluded competition in order to dictate the prices of Keurig K-Cup Portion Packs at artificially high levels.
Naan Bread Settlement, Get $2.50 Per Each Purchased Product
The Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants made false statements on the labels of its naan bread products, including that the naan is “tandoor baked,” “tandoor oven baked,” “baked in a tandoor oven,” and “hand stretched and tandoor oven-baked to honor 2,000 years of tradition.”
Lawsuit Says Tecate Beer Brewed in Holland, Not Mexico
A New York man says he and other consumers have been duped into believing that Tecate beer is Mexican when it’s actually made by Dutch company Heineken in Holland, new court papers say.
Apple to Pay Extra $113M for Throttling Older iPhones
Apple has already agreed to pay $500 million to owners of old iPhones. Now they will pay another $113 million to 34 states and the District of Columbia over the same issues.