Tag: class-action
10 Class-Action Settlements That Could You Get Free Money
You hear about class-action lawsuits all the time, like this one filed against Apple (based on a Gizmodo story!), or this other one against Apple (or this one or this one). Part of the reason is they’re so lucrative for lawyers; a “class” is a group of people who have the same grievance against a company, which means…
Chicken Fried Data: Chick-Fil-A Hit With Class-Action Privacy Lawsuit Over Video Data Collection
While Chick-fil-A was serving you sandwiches, it was also serving up data to Facebook’s parent company Meta. According to a new lawsuit filed Sunday, the fast food chain did that in a way that violated one of the only federal privacy laws in the United States.
Apple Faces Second Class-Action Suit Over Privacy Settings After Gizmodo Story
The iPhone Analytics privacy setting promises that Apple won’t collect usage data if you turn it off. In early November, Gizmodo exclusively reported on research demonstrating that Apple collects that analytics data whether or not the setting is on. We reached out to Apple, but the company didn’t respond.
CD Projekt settles with investors in Cyberpunk 2077 class-action suit to the tune of $1.85 million
CD Projekt has settled a class-action lawsuit originally brought by investors in 2021 over Cyberpunk 2077.
The two parties, which entered into negotiations in late 2021, came to an agreement this week with CD Projekt agreeing to pay investors $1.85 million (thanks, Law 360 via PCgamesN).
Investors filed a lawsuit against the company two years ago alleging it misrepresented the practically broken state of Cyberpunk 2077 on consoles to receive financial benefits.
Cyberpunk 2077 Class-Action Lawsuit Is Settled For $1.85 Million
Cyberpunk 2077’s class-action lawsuit from its investors has reached a settlement, and CD Projekt Red will pay out $1.85 million to plaintiffs.
Back in 2020, investors filed a class-action lawsuit against CD Projekt Red and claimed that Cyberpunk 2077’s buggy launch state was hidden from investors–thus causing them to lose money.
The settlement sum will cover eligible class members, “settlement administration costs, taxes, attorney’s fees and costs,” and more. Eligible class members are defined as any investor who purchased a CD Projekt Red stock between January 16, 2020 to December 17, 2020.
Meta agrees to $725 million settlement in Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit
Google faces class-action suit over alleged app-store price fixing
Meta settles Facebook/Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit, preventing Zuckerberg from testifying
Facebook endured what was arguably (it’s had plenty) the company’s biggest PR disaster to date when news that now-defunct British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica harvested the personal data of 90 million users for targeted political ads during the UK’s Brexit referendum and 2016 US presidential campaign.