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Uber’s Safe Rides Fee Class-Action Lawsuit: Is It Legitimate?

Around mid-September, a number of consumers received an email about a class-action lawsuit against Uber regarding its claims about its Safe Rides Fee. Since there are so many scams these days, we’re helping you determine if this email is legitimate, and if it is, how you can ensure that you’re properly compensated. Continue reading to find out.


ALERT: Rowley Law PLLC Is Investigating Proposed Acquisition of Onvia

ALERT: Rowley Law PLLC is Investigating Proposed Acquisition of Onvia Share this article NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Rowley Law PLLC is investigating potential claims against Onvia (NASDAQ: ONVI) and its board of directors for breach of fiduciary duty concerning the proposed acquisition of the company by Deltek for $9.00 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately …


INVESTOR ALERT: Kirby McInerney LLP Commences Class Action on Behalf of Frontier Communications Corporation Investors

Kirby McInerney LLP announced today a class action lawsuit on behalf of investors who purchased Frontier Communications Corporation (“Frontier” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:FTR) securities between April 1, 2016, and May 2, 2017 (the “Class Period”). Frontier investors have until November 27, 2017 to file a lead plaintiff motion. To obtain information or participate in the class action, please visit the Frontier page on our website at www.kmllp.com.


Anatomy of a Lawsuit Not ‘As Seen on TV’

Some of you have been sued, and some of you have not. For employers new to the litigation arena, one of the most common questions I’m asked is, “What happens next?” However, by the time you are sued, the battle has already been partially fought. So let’s talk about best practices leading up to being served with a suit that may help you avoid costly litigation or limit its impact, as well as …


Web-Enabled Vibrator Class Action Put to Bed

The case against sex toy maker We-Vibe, which agreed to pay out $3.75m for tracking owners’ use, has finally been put to bed, with a judge yesterday signing off the settlement. Earlier this year We-Vibe’s parent company, Standard Innovation, agreed to fork out following a privacy infringement lawsuit, and also said it would ensure that personal information collected from users would be deleted. …


Big Brother Mickey: Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges Disney Spied on Children Through Several Apps

Big Brother Mickey Mouse is spying on children through several of Disney’s apps, a recent federal class-action lawsuit alleges. A lawsuit filed against the Walt Disney Company last week claims that the company violated privacy protection laws by “collecting children’s personal information from 42 of its apps and sharing the data with advertisers without parental consent,” according to The …


Disney Apps Spying on Children, Lawsuit Claims

The Walt Disney Company has been slapped with a lawsuit claiming that more than 40 of its smartphone apps are illegally spying on children. The class-action lawsuit alleges that Disney is violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The law, passed in 1998, was designed to protect the privacy of children online.


Woman Launches $1M Lawsuit Against Hospital After Nurse Allegedly Used Her File to Get Drugs

A two month stay at Brampton Civic Hospital has turned into a traumatic ordeal that Valerie Darrah says she can’t forget, so she’s suing the William Osler Health System — the organization that operates the hospital. Last June, Darrah’s friend brought her to the hospital where she fainted. The 78-year-old then remembers waking up a few days later in the intensive care unit attached to machines.


Bose Headphones Spy on Listeners: Lawsuit

Bose Corp spies on its wireless headphone customers by using an app that tracks the music, podcasts and other audio they listen to, and violates their privacy rights by selling the information without permission, a lawsuit charged. The complaint filed on Tuesday by Kyle Zak in federal court in Chicago seeks an injunction to stop Bose’s “wholesale disregard” for the privacy of customers who …


ACLU of Colorado Joins Lawsuit Demanding Access to Documents on Trump’s Travel Ban

Colorado’s branch of the ACLU has joined a lawsuit seeking any government documents pertaining to possible on-the-ground implementations of President Donald Trump’s travel bans. ACLU affiliates in Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming and Alaska are part of the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, which is specifically going after U.S. Customs and Border Protection files. “President Trump’s unconstitutional …