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Manufactured Home Community Owners Collude To Fix Lot Rents – Lawsuit Featured

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 Data Breach Puts 1.2 Million Customers At Risk Of Identity Theft Featured

PurFoods, which positions itself as a provider of “tailored home-delivered meals,” has reported a data breach affecting over 1.2 million people. A class action complaint was recently filed against PurFoods (doing business as Mom’s Meals) after it was revealed that cyberattackers acquired sensitive personal and identifiable information for approximately 1.2 million users of its service.…

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Bank of America Opened Fake Accounts To Charge Customers Illegal Junk Fees Featured

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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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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