A federal law protecting driver’s license data does not allow Wisconsin police departments to withhold driver information from accident reports, the Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. But whether that law might require such censure in other kinds of reports would …
A South Florida father whose son disappeared last July during a fishing trip spoke to Local 10 News on Thursday after filing a motion demanding to have access to the information on an iPhone that was found on the boat. “I can’t sleep at times not knowing what happened,” Philip Cohen said. It’s almost been a year since Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, both 14, vanished …
Bloomfield Township — A township resident has filed a class-action lawsuit against Bloomfield Township for allegedly overtaxing residents’ water rates “for the injustice enrichment” of the township. The complaint seeks to have assessments reviewed, corrected and a refund of “millions of dollars” in alleged rate overcharges “not used to cover the actual expenses of providing water to those …
Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of all persons or entities who acquired Intrexon Corporation (XON) securities between May 12, 2015 and April 20, 2016 (the “Class Period”). According to the lawsuit, Intrexon issued false and misleading …
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, a national investor-rights law firm, reminds Alere Inc. (NYSE:ALR) that June 20, 2016 is the lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action lawsuit concerning Alere’s apparent improper revenue recognition in violation of GAAP. Hagens Berman is expanding its investigation in light of recent news that Abbot …
Gannett may have violated a video privacy law by allegedly sending Adobe information about people who downloaded USA Today’s app, a federal appellate court has ruled. The court’s ruling, issued Friday, reinstates a potential class-action lawsuit filed by Massachusetts resident Alexander Yershov. He alleged in a 2014 complaint that the USA Today app for Android violates the Video Privacy …
Because the American credit reporting system relies on both good and bad reports of creditworthiness, a consumer must have some kind of credit—not just the absence of bad credit. (In some countries, the lack of a credit report can establish good credit). “The American system, on other hand, relies on total surveillance,” writes Chris Jay Hoofnagle in his primer on privacy law and the Federal …
A Michigan man’s federal class-action lawsuit claims Pandora Media violated his privacy by sharing his identity along with account information with other people online. A question about whether Pandora lends music to its users was presented to the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday in the suit that argues Pandora Media should pay $5,000 for each alleged violation of Michigan’s …
Uber’s proposed settlement of a high-profile class-action lawsuit last week has drawn opposition from some drivers and other concerned parties as the ride-hailing service seeks to avoid reclassifying drivers as employees. The settlement, which still must be approved by a San Francisco federal judge, provides for a $100 million payout to drivers, who could get as little …
The judge who Uber Technologies Inc. is asking to approve its $100 million settlement with drivers isn’t keen on keeping key details of the accord a secret. While Uber says some of its metrics are trade secrets that should remain sealed from public view, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen said Wednesday he’s not sure he has enough information to decide whether the deal announced last week is fair. …