Tag: Consumer

Court Grants Final Approval of $95M Apple Siri Settlement

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White this month granted final approval of a $95 million settlement in the data privacy class action lawsuit Lopez v. Apple Inc., No. 4:19-cv-04577-JSW (N.D. Cal). This agreement resolves claims that Apple’s voice-activated assistant Siri violated users’ privacy by recording private and confidential conversations without consent. “We are pleased with the Court’s approval of this landmark settlement. This was a complex case brought on behalf of thousands of consumers and we are excited to have brought it successfully over the finish line,” said Scott+Scott Partner Erin Green Comite.

Erin Green Comite Recognized as Partner of the Year

We are pleased to announce that Colchester-based Partner Erin Green Comite has been recognized as Partner of the Year by Law.com’s New England Legal Awards. Ms. Comite has served in leadership roles in numerous consumer class actions and secured settlements or court victories in an impressive number of cases ranging from data privacy litigation to product liability and consumer deception matters. Her dedication to individuals harmed by corporate malfeasance and mentorship of young colleagues make her a true trailblazer of women in law.

Dutch Court Hands Down Ruling in Case Against TikTok

The Amsterdam Court of Appeal this week handed down a landmark decision in a collective action first filed against TikTok in 2021 by Scott+Scott on behalf of Stichting Take Back Your Privacy with support of the Dutch Consumentenbond (Dutch Consumer Association). The case was brought under the Act on the Settlement of Mass Damages Claims in CollectiveActions (WAMCA) on behalf of three interest groups and alleges that the social media company is violating children’s privacy and consumer rights. This ruling is a significant step forward in bringing data privacy and GDPR-related cases under the WAMCA mechanism created in 2020.

Scott+Scott Files Lawsuit Against Meta Over Scam Ads

Scott+Scott this week filed a class action lawsuit against Meta, Instagram and WhatsApp on behalf of two financial professionals, alleging that the social media giants violated state and federal law by allowing scam impersonation advertisement on their platforms. According to the complaint Meta allowed fake impersonation ads on its platforms that “were designed to and caused consumer confusion, diverted prospective clients, damaged goodwill, as well as exposed class members to reputational harm, regulatory inquiries, and lost business opportunities. “

Scott+Scott Files Class Action Against Blue Shield

Scott+Scott, along with three other law firms as co-counsel, this week filed a data privacy class action lawsuit against Blue Shield of California on behalf of current and former members whose communications, medical information, financial details, and other personal information were improperly disclosed. The complaint alleges that Blue Shield shared the health information of current and former members with unauthorized third parties through invisible online surveillance and tracking technologies embedded on its website.

Co-Lead Counsel Appointment in Frozen Potato Antitrust Suit

We are pleased to announce that Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings of the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois this week appointed Scott+Scott as Interim Co-Lead Counsel of a proposed class of direct purchasers in the antitrust class action In re Frozen Potato Products Antitrust Litigation. The lawsuit, filed by Scott+Scott, along with co-counsel, alleges that the largest processors of frozen potato products in the U.S., including Lamb Weston Holdings Inc., McCain Foods USA, Inc., J.R. Simplot Co., and Cavendish Farms, Inc. have conspired to artificially inflate prices causing a more than 40% cost increase for purchasers.

Scott+Scott Amsterdam Files Legal Action Against Tinder

Scott+Scott Amsterdam on behalf of the Take Back Your Privacy Foundation (TBYP) today initiated legal proceedings at the Amsterdam court against Tinder Ireland and Match Group Inc., alleging that the companies for years violated data privacy laws and harvested sensitive personal data of their users for financial gain. According to the lawsuit, Tinder routinely collects much more sensitive private information from its users than necessary, for example by geotracking while using the app.

Joseph P. Guglielmo Appointed Co-Lead Counsel

Scott+Scott Consumer Practice Group Chair Joseph P. Guglielmo has been appointed Co-Lead Counsel in In re: Consumer Vehicle Data Tracking Collection (No. 1:24-MD-3115-TWT), a multidistrict litigation pending in the United States District Court for the North District of Georgia before United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr.

Scott+Scott Files Class Action Lawsuit Against XPEL Inc.

Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP recently filed a class action lawsuit against XPEL Inc. and its chief executive officers on behalf of investors who – between November 8, 2023 and May 2, 2024 – purchased securities issued by the manufacturer of protective automobile paint and window coatings.

Scott+Scott Secures $35 Million Settlement

Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, along with Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP and Kirby McInerney LLP as co-counsel, last week announced a $35 million settlement reached with Apple Inc. and Apple Value Services, LLC relating to an alleged gift card scam impacting thousands of consumers nationwide. The settlement resolves the class action lawsuit Carl […]