Location technology platform Foursquare gathers “vast amounts of time-stamped, precise geolocation data” from consumers’ cellphones, then profits by selling their data to other companies, said a Monday privacy class action (docket 3:23-cv-30078) in U.S. District Court for Massachusetts in Springfield.
Defendants Gary Cardone and Monica Eaton’s amended motion to dismiss a fraud complaint should be denied, plaintiffs the FTC and state of Florida responded (docket 8:23-cv-00796 ) Thursday in U.S. District Court for Middle Florida in Tampa, saying their claims “easily satisfy the low threshold for defeating a motion to dismiss.”
By offering over six motions as bases for dismissal, Old Dominion Freight Line filed a “kitchen sink” motion, said plaintiffs John Kararo, Sean Walker, Tri Minh La and Melvyn Caison in their Tuesday response (docket 1:23-cv-02187) to the company’s June motion to dismiss (see 2306200038) their privacy lawsuit in U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois in Chicago. Plaintiffs also seek to file a proposed third amended complaint, the filing said.
Four of five opposing plaintiffs “have no desire to have their legal claims tainted by political wrangling or the tabloid atmosphere that has come to accompany national elections,” they said Wednesday in their opposition (docket 3:22-cv-01213) to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s motion to consolidate a freedom of speech case with the similar Missouri v. Biden case in U.S. District Court for Western Louisiana in Monroe.
Allowing health data firm Iqvia to complete its buy of digital advertising company Propel Media before issuance of a decision on the merits by the FTC through the administrative process “would harm consumers and undermine” the commission’s ability to remedy the anticompetitive effects of the proposed buy “if it is ultimately found unlawful,” said the FTC’s heavily redacted complaint Wednesday for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction (docket 1:23-cv-06188) in U.S. District Court for Southern New York in Manhattan.
Soon after registering to use major social media platforms, California resident Brenton Hall began engaging in “addictive and problematic use” of the sites, alleges a Tuesday complaint (docket 23ST-cv-16691) in California Superior Court in Los Angeles. A nearly identical suit (23ST-cv-16699) was filed in the same court Tuesday by the same law firms -- Beasley Allen and Cutter Law -- on behalf of plaintiff Minayah Valentine-Boss. Cutter Law is also representing two California school districts in similar lawsuits against social media firms.
HP’s motion to dismiss a fraud case over defective track pads in its Omen laptop computers is "the latest step in its campaign to sweep consumer complaints about the Defect under the rug,” said plaintiffs Justin Davis and Gary Davis’ response (docket 4:23-cv-02114) Tuesday to HP’s June motion to dismiss (see 2307030008) in U.S. District Court for Northern California in Oakland.
Despite having no prior relationship with Pennsylvania resident Zachary Fridline, Integrity Vehicle Group, through its telemarketing agent, made prerecorded telemarketing calls to him without his consent in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), said a Tuesday class action (docket 4:23-cv-01194) in U.S. District Court for Middle Pennsylvania in Williamsport.
Rankin County, Mississippi, which reached a compromise with Verizon last week over its denial of the carrier’s application to build and operate a cell tower (see 2307130004, is being sued by AT&T for refusing its payment demands for relocating a cell tower to accommodate a county project, said a Monday complaint (docket 3:23-cv-00457) in U.S. District Court for Southern Mississippi in Jackson.
Amazon and two subsidiaries sued China resident Li Qiang, Shenzhen Yinxi Electronic Commerce and “John Doe” defendants for trademark infringement of Amazon Fire TV remote controls, said a Monday lawsuit (docket 2:23-cv-01060) in U.S. District Court for Western Washington in Seattle.