Aetna Data Breach Class Action Dismissed
In Allison v. Aetna, U.S. District Judge Legrome D. Davis followed a disturbing trend from the bench that have held a claim of…
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TJX Data Thief Sentenced to 20 Years
Albert Gonzalez, convicted TJX data thief, was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Gonzalez led an ID theft gang in what…
Read More →ID Theft Ring Busted
Northwestern Memorial Hospital failed to ensure file cabinets containing patients’ personal information was secure. As a result, ID thieves were able to…
Read More →Student Loan Guarantor, ECMC, Reports Data Loss
Student Loan guarantor, ECMC, is notifying 3.3 million borrowers about a data theft that occurred at its headquarters. The theft…
Read More →Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Airlines Fixed Prices
Consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against Air Tran Airways and Delta Air Lines. The class action lawsuit alleges the…
Read More →HOMEOWNERS FILE CLASS ACTION AGAINST BANK OF AMERICA
Washington homeowners filed a class-action lawsuit last week against Bank of America, claiming the bank has failed to use the…
Read More →Judge Denies Banks Motion to Dismiss NSF Overdraft Class Actions
A U.S. District Court judge in Miami dismissed a request by a group of banks to throw out a lawsuit…
Read More →California Hotel Data Base Hacked
Computer World is reporting the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in Los Angeles, California was hacked between April and December 2009. The…
Read More →NATIONWIDE SETTLES FRAUD CLASS ACTION
Nationwide Insurance has agreed to a $6 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit that accused the company of fraud and…
Read More →Alabama Woman Wins $9.45 Million Prempro Jury Verdict
A Philadelphia jury awarded $9.45 million to an Alabama woman. The plaintiff was diagnosed with breast cancer after she took Pfizer’s (Wyeth’s)…
Read More →Couple Charged With Stealing Patients’ Medical Records
A Coral Gables, Florida couple has been charged with criminal conspiracy to steal patient records from Jackson Memorial Hospital. According…
Read More →Investors File Fraud Lawsuit Against Securities Broker
A fraud lawsuit has been filed against a Washington state securities broker, Rhonda Breard. The investment fraud lawsuit claims the…
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