Consumer Protection, Employment & Technology Archive

On August 6, 2018, a class action complaint was filed in United States District Court, Central District of California, against Keller Williams Realty, Inc. and other defendants, as of yet unknown, alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”)... Read More →

On August 2, 2018, a class action complaint was filed against Kohl’s Corporation in United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, seeking, among other relief, statutory damages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) for allegedly “harvest[ing] the cellular... Read More →

On June 18, 2018, the FTC announced that the operators of a scheme that sold “secrets for making money on Amazon” have been banned from marketing and selling business opportunities and business coaching services under a settlement with the Federal... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on May 29, 2018, a class action complaint was filed against Transworld Systems, Inc. for “. . . negligently, knowingly, and/or willfully placed calls using an artificial and/or prerecorded voice to... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on May 24, 2018, a class action complaint was filed against Citibank, N.A. “. . . seeking damages and any other available legal or equitable remedies resulting from the illegal actions... Read More →

Recently, a class action lawsuit was filed in United States District Court for the Western District of New York against the University of Rochester seeking to protect the retirement savings of more than 36,000 employees who are participants in the... Read More →

Equifax Information Services, LLC Subject of Class Action Alleging Equifax Does Not Follow Reasonable Procedures to Ensure the Timely Gathering and Reporting of Updated Public Record Information, Such as the Release, Satisfaction or Removal of Tax Liens or Judgments, in... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on May 7, 2018, a class action complaint was filed against Spreemo, Inc. and The Hartford Financial Services Group for allegedly sending at least one advertisement by facsimile to Plaintiff in... Read More →

Antitrust Class Action – Alleged Unlawful Conspiracy to Suppress Employee Compensation On May 1, 2018, Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. and other co-counsel filed a class action complaint in United States District Court for the District of Maryland under the antitrust... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on April 25, 2018, a class action complaint was filed against Credit One Bank, N.A. violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and California’s Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on April 27, 2018, a class action complaint seeking damages and injunctive relief was filed against Liberty Student Loan Forgiveness, a company which “offers loan consolidation services and repayment programs,” for... Read More →

Data Leak Lasted At Least Eight Months – Panera Was Warned About the Problem Last August On April 3, 2018, Bankinfosecurity.com reported: Panera Bread acknowledged a data leak on Monday, but says fewer than 10,000 customers were affected. The leak... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on April 3, 2018, a class action complaint was filed against the American Express Company for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.  According to the complaint, American Express “.... Read More →

Customer Payment Card Data Breach At Certain Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5TH, And Lord & Taylor Stores In North America Hudson’s Bay Company issued an announcement on April 1, 2018 that the company “. . .  has become aware of a data security issue involving... Read More →

Under Armour Data Breach Impacts 150 Million MyFitnessPal App Users On March 29, 2018, Under Armour issued an announcement that the company is notifying users about a data security incident which has affected approximately 150 million MyFitnessPal user accounts.  MyFitnessPal... Read More →

FDIC Announces Settlements with Cross River Bank and Freedom Financial Asset Management On March 28, 2018, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) announced settlements with Cross River Bank, Teaneck, New Jersey, and its institution-affiliated party, Freedom Financial Asset Management, LLC,... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on March 26, 2018, a first amended class action complaint was filed against Gold’s Gym Of Aikens, South Carolina; Gold’s Gym Of North Augusta, South Carolina; Gold’s Gym Of Augusta, Georgia... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on March 22, 2018, a class action complaint was filed against a Texas-based Gold’s Gym to stop the gym’s practice of sending unsolicited text messages to telephones of consumers nationwide in... Read More →

Telemarketer Which Pitched Home Security Systems and Monitoring Services to Consumers Charged by FTC – Related Defendants Permanently Barred from Engaging in Abusive Telemarketing On March 23, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it filed a complaint and motion... Read More →

Defendants Falsely Claimed People Would Learn Secrets for Making Money on Amazon On March 23, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has charged a business opportunity scheme with falsely claiming that people who buy the defendants’ expensive “Amazing Wealth... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on March 13, 2018, a class action complaint was filed against Tip Top Capital Inc., an entity “engaged in soliciting and providing business loans to consumers,” which, beginning in or around March... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on January 26, 2018, a class action complaint was filed against Future Now Energy, LLC for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act. In... Read More →

New York AG and FTC Settlements Ban Abusive Debt Collectors from Debt Collection Business and from Buying or Selling Debt On March 22, 2018, the FTC announced that the operators of a deceptive and abusive debt collection scheme have been... Read More →

Orbitz Says Names, Addresses, Dates of Birth, Payment Card Information Possibly Exposed On March 20, 2018, Engadget reported (“Orbitz data breach exposed 880,000 payment cards”) that Orbitz announced . . . that it has discovered evidence of a data breach, making it... Read More →

On March 19, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it will begin mailing 36,830 checks totaling $10,158,601 to consumers who lost money to a technical support scam. Inbound Call Experts, LLC, doing business as Advanced Tech Support, along with... Read More →

Utah-Based Operation Settles FTC Charges – Defendants Barred from Violating the Telemarketing Sales Rule & Calling Numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry The Federal Trade Commission announced that three Utah-based firms and their owner, which a federal court jury... Read More →

Call Center Customer Service Representatives of 1-800-Flowers Allegedly Spend Time Each Shift Working Without Compensation On March 8, 2018, a class and collective action complaint was filed against 1-800-Flowers Team Services, Inc., 1-800-Flowers Service Support Center, Inc., and 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc.... Read More →

Investigation of the America’s JobLink Alliance Data Breach Continues Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. continues its investigation of America’s JobLink Alliance (“AJLA or “AJL”), “a multi-state web-based system that links job seekers with employers,” which announced on March 22, 2017 that... Read More →

Payment Card Data Theft Resulting from Malware Attack of Point-of Sale Systems Affects 166 Applebee’s Restaurants in 15 States On March 2, 2018, RMH Franchise Holdings (“RMH”) announced that it . . . recently learned about a data incident affecting... Read More →

Ace Industrial Supply’s Alleged Telemarketing Calls in Violation of the TCPA On March 8, 2018 a class action complaint was filed against Defendants Ace Industrial Supply, Inc. and others as of yet unknown (i.e., “Does 1-10”) in United States District... Read More →

Navient Corporation, Navient Solutions, LLC and Pioneer Credit Recovery, Inc. – Class Action Seeks Statutory Damages and Injunctive Relief to Stop Debt Collection Calls in Alleged Violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act On March 7, 2018, a class action... Read More →

Upwards of 243,000 Harmed Consumers Who Were Assessed Transaction Fees Exceeding What Bancorp Bank Disclosed to Receive Approximately $1.3 million in Restitution On March 7, 2018, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) announced a settlement with The Bancorp Bank, Wilmington,... Read More →

Build A Dream’s Alleged Telemarketing Calls in Violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act On February 16, 2018, a class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) was filed against “construction lender” Build A Dream, Inc.... Read More →

PayPal Settles FTC Charges Regarding Venmo’s Failure to Disclose Information to Consumers About the Ability to Transfer Funds and Misleading Consumers About the Extent to Which Consumers Could Control the Privacy of Their Transactions The Federal Trade Commission announced that... Read More →

Class Action Against University of Phoenix and Apollo Education Group for Alleged Unsolicited, Prerecorded Telemarketing Messages on Behalf of The University of Phoenix On February 28, 2018, a class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”)... Read More →

Loandepot.com, LLC – Alleged Telephone Consumer Protection Act Violations On February 27, 2018, a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action complaint was filed in United States District Court, Central District of California, against Loandepot.com, LLC.  The lawsuit alleges that beginning... Read More →