Tag: Consumer

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 […]

TikTok Faces Suit Over Child Privacy From London Preteen

Judge rules in favor of allowing the 12-year-old plaintiff to remain anonymous in her pursuit of claims that the video-sharing app TikTok is illegally exploiting the personal data of children.

Scott+Scott Obtains Restraining Order in Action Over Madoff Losses

Scott+Scott LLP’s New York-based partner Beth Kaswan and her team of litigators won a critical court order yesterday on behalf of the firm’s client New York University.

Wendy’s Data Breach – $50 Million Settlement and Improved Security Protocols

In 2016, First Choice Federal Credit Union and other financial institutions sued Wendy’s fast food restaurant over a five-month-long data breach, citing the vulnerabilities in the chain’s data security systems that allowed hackers to access 18 million payment cards. Scott+Scott acted as co-lead counsel representing the financial institution and the putative class in this action.