TMLT’s failure to adopt industry standard data protections as required by law places its customers at permanent risk of identity theft. A Class Action Complaint was recently filed against Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) following a second report from the Maine Attorney General that the company and its affiliates, Texas Medical Insurance Company, Physicians Insurance…
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Google knew its technology would be used to ‘illegally intercept’ electronic communications but chose to put advertising profits ahead of privacy laws. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Google alleging that the search engine giant is knowingly “wiretapping” several American tax preparation websites and gathering sensitive personal and financial data it can then…
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For decades manufacturers of cold medications charged consumers premium prices for nasal decongestants they knew were completely ineffective. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee (NDAC) recently informed the FDA that the decongestant phenylephrine, found in many over-the-counter (OTC) cold and flu medications, is no more effective than a placebo. The…
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Cl0p ransomware gang has leaked private patient data allegedly belonging to CareSource, one of the US’ largest Medicaid-managed healthcare plan providers. A lawsuit was recently filed against an Ohio-based health care provider CareSource alleging it failed to adequately screen its vendors and allowed private information to be stored unencrypted, in so doing, leaving it vulnerable…
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Owners of manufactured home communities rely on Datacomp reports to reduce or eliminate competition among themselves on price, services, and quality for manufactured home lots. A lawsuit was recently filed against several corporate owners of manufactured home communities alleging they collude with one another to increase profits by artificially inflating pad rentals. The consequence is…
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PurFoods, which positions itself as a provider of “tailored home-delivered meals,” has reported a data breach affecting over 1.2 million people. PurFoods (doing business as Mom’s Meals) filed a Data Breach Notification report with the Maine Attorney General’s Office, stating that attackers acquired sensitive personal and identifiable information for approximately 1.2 million users of its…
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3M agrees to settle for $6 billion after failing to move case to bankruptcy court to limit its liability. 3M (MMM.N) has agreed to pay $6.01 billion to settle lawsuits by U.S. military veterans and service members who say they suffered hearing loss from using the company’s earplugs, the company and lawyers for the plaintiffs…
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BoA defrauded its customers for over a decade by opening fake accounts without consent to boost profits from junk fees. The Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB) recently ordered Bank of America (BoA) to pay $100 million to customers for systematically double-dipping on fees imposed on customers with insufficient funds in their account, withholding reward bonuses…
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Not only are these errors being reported by a number of users on a variety of these portable hard drives, but there are even reports of replacement hard drives failing. Numerous lawsuits are being filed against Western Digital alleging that it suppressed from the public that the MyPassport and SanDisk Extreme Pro solid-state drives (SSDs)…
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Bard knew of design flaws and risks of its PowerPort implantable device yet chose to conceal these facts from the medical community. About The Bard PowerPort Lawsuits Over the last few years, the defects in the PowerPort have led to a growing number of Bard PowerPort lawsuits. These lawsuits are being filed by individuals who…
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