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WD MyPassport and SanDisk Extreme Pro Solid State Drives Prone To Early Failure – Lawsuit Featured

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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Hyundai, KIA, Genesis EV’s Hit With Lawsuit Over Defective Charge Ports. Featured

Lawsuit claims charge ports overheat, preventing them from charging properly, and that automaker’s fix can halve charging rates. A class-action lawsuit was recently filed against the Hyundai Motor Company, alleging that four of its all-electric Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis models may have a defective Level 2 charging port that leaves owners unable to properly charge…

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Upperline Health Sharing Health Information With Advertisers To Improve Profits Featured

Upperline Health’s website uses tracking technology to report visitors personal health information to third parties in violation of privacy laws. What happened? A lawsuit was recently filed against Upperline Health, one of the nation’s largest provider network dedicated to specialty value-based foot and ankle care, alleging that the Company is engaged in the illegal and…

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Cigna Unlawfully Using Algorithm To Reject Medical Insurance Claims Featured

Cigna Healthcare is facing a federal class action lawsuit alleging the company used artificial intelligence algorithms to “deny payments in batches of hundreds or thousands at a time,” as part of an almost completely automated claims decision process. What Happened? A federal lawsuit was recently filed alleging that health insurance giant Cigna uses an artificial…

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Google, Tax Slayer Being Sued For Sharing Taxpayers’ Financial Data Featured

TaxSlayers’ website uses Google’s pixel technology to illegally intercept and record consumers tax-filing information to increase advertising profits. Google and on-line tax preparation company TaxSlayer are facing a proposed class action lawsuit accusing them of violating taxpayers’ privacy by sharing their sensitive financial data, citing the findings of a recent report. Google Knew Its Pixel…

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HCA Healthcare Failed to Protect Personal Data of 11 Million Patients – Lawsuit Featured

HCA Healthcare, Inc.’s negligence is to blame for a July 2023 data breach that compromised personal and health information of 11 million patients. A lawsuit was recently filed against HCA Healthcare alleging that its failure to comply with prescribed industry standard data security measures allowed hackers to breach its security and steal the personal and…

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Instagram Sued For Violating Illinois Users Privacy Rights Featured

Instagram may have illegally used facial recognition software and improperly collected personal data, in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Meta Platforms Inc., on behalf of all Illinois residents over Instagram’s improper collection of personal data and illegal use of facial recognition software. What Does…

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Progress Software’s MOVEit File Transfer Utility Exposes Untold Millions To Identity Theft. Featured

The number of victims affected by a campaign that targeted a zero-day vulnerability in Progress Sofware’s MOVEit file-transfer product to steal data continues to grow each day. What Happened? Numerous class action lawsuits were recently filed against Progress Software concerning a security vulnerability in its’ MOVEit file transfer utility that enabled hackers to exfiltrated untold…

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Amazon Sued For Tricking Users Into Subscribing For Prime Service Featured

Amazon accused of illegally inducing consumers to sign up for its Prime service and then hindering them from canceling their subscription. A recently filed lawsuit alleges that Amazon “duped millions of consumers” into enrolling in Prime by using “manipulative, coercive or deceptive” design tactics on its website known as “dark patterns.” And when consumers wanted…

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