Google’s administrative motion Friday to align briefing schedules in two tax filing website cases should be denied because it’s relying on a motion to compel arbitration in one “as an excuse to delay proceedings” in another, said plaintiff Mary Smith’s opposition Monday (docket 5:23-cv-03527) in U.S. District Court for Northern California in San Jose.
Plaintiff Norma Egan’s claims in a privacy suit must be dismissed, said defendant X-Mode Social Friday in a memorandum of reasons (docket 1:23-cv-11651) in support of its motion to dismiss her July lawsuit (see 2307260030) in U.S. District Court for Massachusetts in Boston.
Matthew Goettsche defrauded investors between April 2014 and December 2019 in a cryptocurrency scheme that purportedly rewarded them for recruiting new investors, alleged a complaint Friday (docket 1:23-cv-03174) in U.S. District Court for Colorado in Denver.
Washington College failed to secure plaintiff Abigail Collins’ personally identifiable information (PII) in a March data breach, alleged a class action (docket 1:23-cv-03258) Friday in U.S. District Court for Maryland in Baltimore.
Smart home brand Eufy collected, stored and used biometric identifiers and information of delivery drivers without providing them notice, obtaining informed written consent or publishing a data retention schedule, alleged a Nov. 27 privacy class action (docket 5:23-cv-02407) in U.S. District Court for Central California in Riverside. Fantasia Trading owns Eufy, a sister brand to Anker.
MGM Resorts International's “impermissibly inadequate data security” caused the personally identifiable information (PII) of plaintiffs and class members to be “exfiltrated by unauthorized cybercriminals” in a Sept. 7 data breach, alleged a Nov. 27 class action (see 2:23-cv-01981) transferred Thursday from U.S. District Court for Southern California to U.S. District Court for Nevada in Las Vegas.
Simon & Schuster took career and business management titles it published by author Martin Yate and turned them into collections, without the knowledge of the author and without paying royalties, said Yate’s Wednesday copyright infringement complaint (docket 1:23-cv-12896) in U.S. District Court for Massachusetts in Boston.
The U.S. telecom industry “prioritizes the health, safety, and environment of its communities and workers,” emailed a USTelecom spokesperson Wednesday. The company was commenting in response to Arizona Attorney General Kristin Mayes’ (D) announcement earlier Wednesday that she’s investigating lead-covered cables that may be present in Arizona, posing a potential environmental and public health risk (see 2311290060).
Plaintiffs have “pled in detail the necessity of relief for third parties whose speech and reading activities are prohibited by the overbroad provisions” of Section 1201 of the Digital Millennial Copyright Act, and the law “should not be allowed to escape review on its merits," said plaintiffs-appellants in their opening brief (docket 23-5159) of an appeal challenging a lower court ruling before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
AT&T violated California statutes by falsely advertising the reliability, coverage and speed of its phone and internet services, while billing for services not provided, alleged a class action (docket 2:23-cv-09979), removed Monday from California Superior Court to U.S. District Court for Central California in Los Angeles.