Apple wants a federal appellate court to overturn a recent decision granting class-action status to a group of mobile users who say their address books were accessed without permission by the app developer Path. In papers quietly filed late last month, the company asks the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for permission to immediately appeal the “manifestly erroneous” order that granted class- …
Glassdoor is facing a class-action lawsuit after the company review site accidentally revealed the email addresses of more than half a million of its users. Glassdoor issued an email update that mistakenly included customer contact information. Customers’ email addresses were visible in the cc line of the email, as opposed to being confidentially
hidden in the bcc line.
Two men filed a class-action lawsuit against Snapchat under a 2008 Illinois state law that requires a company to obtain written consent before using an individual’s biometric data, according to a report by Inc. Initially filed by plaintiffs Jose Luis Martinez and Malcolm Neal in Los Angeles County court in May, the case has recently been moved to U.S. District Court for the …
The guardian of a 14-year-old Los Angeles boy is filing a class action lawsuit against Snapchat, alleging the social media company is violating online decency laws. The lawsuit alleges that the company is intentionally exposing minors to offensive and sexually offensive content without warning, in violation of the Communications Decency Act. ADVERTISEMENT The lawsuit specifically called out …
Plaintiff Tells Why She Sued Microsoft After Windows 10 Upgrade Microsoft has lost a California lawsuit charging that an unauthorized Windows 10 upgrade disrupted a business, and the plaintiff today explained her case. The lawsuit was brought by Teri Goldstein, CEO and owner of TG Travel Group LLC, based in Sausalito, Calif. Goldstein was awarded $10,000 after an unexpected Windows 10 upgrade …
Everyone loves uncovering hidden features in Windows. I’ll never forget the time I figured out how to disable a default feature in the Edge Browser by creating a new Registry entry. Recently, lawyers have discovered their own hidden gem in Windows 10: lawsuit mode.
Ticketmaster customers are feeling scammed as the company rolls out free tickets and discounts after settling a $400 million class action lawsuit for ripping off users. While fans were eager to see their favorite acts on the concert giant’s dime, when Ticketmaster released its list of shows on Tuesday, that excitement quickly evaporated. That is, unless you’re a big fan of Kidz Bop, following …
Facebook users can proceed with a class-action accusing the company of violating their privacy by scanning messages that users send to each other on the company’s platform, a federal judge has ruled. But U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton in the Northern District of California also ruled that the users can’t seek monetary damages on a class-wide basis, because assessing damages requires …
The owners and developers of the hot new social networking app Down To Lunch have been hit with a class action lawsuit, alleging they illegally used text messages to “spam-vite” potentially thousands of people to download the app. On April 22, attorney Ari J. Scharg, of the firm of Edelson PC, of Chicago, filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of plaintiff Matthew Warciak and a …
These days every smartphone comes with some kind of warranty, as no manufacturing ensured that a smartphone will have 100% no dud guarantee. Whereas we have seen some makers go as far as offering a free insurance for the customer’s devices, where a free replacement for a cracked screen or a free handset replacement is also offered. All in the period of the warranty of the device.