A Kansas City move theatre company has settled a FACTA class action lawsuit. Dickinson Theatres, Inc. was accused of violating federal law in a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) as amended by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) when the move theatre printed customers’ [...]
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FACTA CLASS ACTION SETTLED AGAINST DICKINSON THEATRES INC.
Posted: March 13, 2012 by administrator in CLASS ACTIONS, FCRA0
REGIONS BANK 401K PARTICIPANTS AT RISK FOR ID THEFT – ERNST & YOUNG LOSES JUMP DRIVE
Posted: February 16, 2012 by administrator in CLASS ACTIONS, DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, FCRA, IDENTITY THEFTTags: Atlanta GA Id Theft Lawyer, Birmingham al ID theft lawyer, Dallas TX ID Theft Lawyer, ERNST & YOUNG CLASS ACTION, ERNST & YOUNG DATA LOSS LETTER, fair credit reporting act lawyer, fcra lawyer, Jacksonville ID Theft Lawyer, Montgomery Al ID Theft Lawyer, NASHVILLE ID THEFT LAWYER, Orlando FL ID Theft Lawyer, Regions 401K Lawsuit, REGIONS CLASS ACTION, REGIONS DATA LOSS LETTER, Regions Employees Data Lost
Current and former employees of Regions Bank are being mailed data loss notification letters concerning a recent data loss. According to the data loss notification letters from Regions Bank and Ernst & Young, a jump drive containing Regions’ 401K participants’ personal identifying information was lost in the mail. The jump drive was purportedly encrypted, but [...]
$25 BILLION MORTGAGE SETTLEMENT WITH BANK OF AMERICA, CHASE, CITIGROUP, WELLS FARGO, AND ALLY FINANCIAL
Posted: February 10, 2012 by administrator in CLASS ACTIONS, CONSUMER FRAUDTags: Ally Financial Class Action Settlement, Birmingham Consumer fraud lawyers\, BOA Class Acrion Settlement, Chase Class Action Settlement, class action lawyers, CONSUMER LAWYER, CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWYER, MORTGAGE FRAUD LAWYER, Wells Fargo Class Action Settlement
The announcement today that 49 states and the federal government had agreed to a $25 billion settlement with banks over mortgage servicing and foreclosure abuses meant a sleepless night for many of the attorneys involved in the historic deal. The Justice Department’s Thomas Perrelli, a lead negotiator for the federal government, called the negotiations the [...]
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED OVER STRATFOR DATA BREACH – THOUSANDS OF CREDIT CARD NUMBERS STOLEN
Posted: February 4, 2012 by administrator in CLASS ACTIONS, DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITYTags: ALABAMA DATA BREACH LAWYERS, Alabama Identity Theft Lawyer, ATLANTA IDENTITY THEFT LAWYER, BIRMINGHAM IDENTITY THEFT LAWYER, class action lawyers, DALLAS IDENTITY THEFT LAWYER, FLORIDA DATA BREACH LAWYERS, GEORGIA DATA BREACH LAWYERS, Georgia Identity Theft Lawyer, ORLANDO IDENTITY THEFT LAWYER, STRATFOR CLASS ACTION
Geopolitical analysis company Stratfor has been hit with a lawsuit this week after a computer hacker stole information on thousands of the company’s customers. The lawsuit, filed by Stratfor users, claims that information on 90,000 credit card accounts were stolen, as well as 75,000 people’s personal information. The lawsuit is seeking more than $50 million in [...]
CONSUMER GROUPS RIP MANDATORY ARBITRATION RULING
Posted: January 20, 2012 by administrator in CLASS ACTIONS, CONSUMER FRAUDTags: Class Action Lawyer, consumer protection, IRA RHEINGOLD, MANDATORY ARBITRATION, NACA, National Association of Consumer Advocates, supreme court
Would you give away your right to sue a company in court simply to get a product or service you want? Chances are you’ve already agreed to arbitrate any dispute rather than sue – whether you realize it or not – if you have a credit card, bank account or cell phone. Many medical facilities now require [...]
ROCKYOU DATA BREACH CLASS ACTION POISED FOR SETTLEMENT
Posted: December 3, 2011 by administrator in CLASS ACTIONS, DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITYTags: ATLANTA GEORGIA, attorney, BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA, huntsville, jackson mississippi, JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA, lawyer, NASHVILLE TENNESSEE, ORLANDO FLORIDA, ROCKYOU Class action, Tuscaloosa
When Alan Claridge’s personal information was compromised in the breach of data from RockYou in 2009, he sued the company for damages. Last week, after two years in litigation, a settlement was proposed — and legal experts say it might prop the door open for more lawsuits. According to the proposed settlement agreement, the judgment in Claridge’s [...]
SUPREME COURT & BIG BUSINESS CRUSH CONSUMER RIGHTS
Posted: September 22, 2011 by administrator in CLASS ACTIONS, CONSUMER FRAUD, COURT OPINIONSTags: alabama, Arbitration, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, Class actions, Dallas, Florida, FRAUD, GEORGIA, huntsville, Jacksonville, lawyer, mississippi, mobile, montgomery, nashville, Orlando, pensacola, Plano, tallahassee, Tennessee, TEXAS, Tuscaloosa, Virginia
Are consumer class actions banned by the US Supreme Court ruling in Concepcion? Here’s an excerpt from an excellent article detailing how the Concepcion ruling is affecting consumers all over the US. If it seems easier lately for companies to add small fees on your bills and harder for you to get your money back, [...]
CONSUMER FILES CLASS ACTION AGAINST MICHAELS FOR DATA BREACH
Posted: June 9, 2011 by administrator in CLASS ACTIONS, DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSSTags: alabama, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, CLASS ACTION, data, Florida, FRAUD, GEORGIA, huntsville, id, identity, lawyer, Memphis, Michaels, mobile, nashville, Orlando, Panama City, pensacola, PII, skimmer, tallahassee, Tennessee, THEFT, Tuscaloosa
Brandi F. Ramundo has filed a nationwide class action against Michaels after a massive data breach. Ms. Ramundo claims Michaels should’ve protected her personal identifying information (PII) from hackers. Ms. Ramundo’s checking account was raided by hackers who stole $1,300 from her. Ms. Ramundo is seeking statutory, compensatory and punitive damages and injunctive relief, including an order directing Michaels to pay for credit monitoring [...]