The consumer protection lawyers at Tauler Smith LLP keep racking up victories for clients in data privacy lawsuits involving the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). The most recent success story garnered media coverage from Bloomberg Law on the firm win in a CIPA claim against Alex and Ani, the nationwide jewelry retailer.
A major online jewelry retailer recently made headlines for the allegations in a class action lawsuit: Alex and Ani disclosed customer data to TikTok. Specifically, Alex and Ani was accused of using online tracking technologies to collect customers’ information without consent and then sharing it with the popular social media platform.
A class action lawsuit against Burger King for data privacy violations could be headed to trial. Burger King was sued for a faulty consent banner on its website, with plaintiffs alleging that the fast-food giant continued to track user activity and private communications even after their clear rejection of cookies and other tracking technologies.
California healthcare provider TrueCare was sued for sharing user health data without consent. Now, a federal court has ruled that the class action lawsuit can proceed. TrueCare operates a website, https://truecare.org/, that patients visit to get information and schedule appointments. When patients fill out forms on the website, they expect that their personal data will remain confidential. However, the company allegedly used pixel-tracking software to collect user data.
Adidas has been accused of violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) by installing tracking pixels on its website: “small, almost-invisible images embedded on the website to track a user’s activities.” The footwear and sports apparel company was sued in a class action filed in the California Southern District Court. Now, a ruling has come down from the court: CIPA lawsuit against Adidas can proceed.
The world’s most popular health & wellness website recently made headlines after being accused of violating California’s consumer privacy laws: Healthline Pays $1.55M for CCPA Violations. Healthline was accused of violating the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the $1.55 million fine represents the largest monetary penalty ever issued for a CCPA violation.
An important data privacy case recently concluded with a shocking verdict by the jury: Google secretly collected user data on cellphone apps. As a result, Google must now pay $425 million to affected consumers. The lawsuit, Rodriguez v. Google LLC, was filed in federal court and alleged that Google violated the privacy rights of millions of cellphone users in the United States who thought that their online activity was private.
Flo Health, the owner and operator of the popular Flo Period & Ovulation Tracker app, was sued in federal court for allegedly sharing users’ personal health data with Meta (Facebook) and Google. Although Flo Health settled the class action lawsuit, the case still went to trial with Meta named as a defendant – and a jury issued a precedent-setting verdict against the social media parent company.
A high-profile trial about data privacy violations by Facebook parent company Meta concluded with a shocking verdict from the jury: Meta violated California’s consumer privacy laws. The lawsuit concerned allegations that Meta unlawfully collected the personal health data of users of the Flo Ovulation & Period Tracker app. Women who use the app are encouraged to enter private details about their health, including sexual activity, birth control, and menstrual cycles.
In major legal news, Flo Health settles data privacy lawsuit accusing the company of violating California’s consumer privacy laws. The class action lawsuit alleged that Flo Health collected the highly personal health information of millions of women who used the company’s period-tracking app and then unlawfully shared that data with Meta (Facebook), Google, and other tech companies. The harvesting of users’ protected healthcare information is seen as particularly invasive because the data often includes intimate details about a person’s health and sexuality.