May 2024 Class Action Settlements Involve Fiat Chrysler, Naturelo, LasikPlus
Ten settlements are accepting claims in May, allowing consumers to receive compensation for data breaches, robocalls and other alleged consumer law violations.
Presbyterian Healthcare Services Data Breach Class Action Settlement
Consumers can submit a claim with a Presbyterian Healthcare Services class action settlement if their information was compromised in a 2019 data breach.
The settlement benefits patients who received a data breach notification from Presbyterian Healthcare Services informing them a June 2019 data breach may have compromised their information.
According to the data breach class action lawsuit, Presbyterian Healthcare failed to adequately protect patient information, which allowed hackers to gain access to sensitive data. Plaintiffs in the case argue the health care system could have prevented the data breach by implementing reasonable cybersecurity measures.
The deadline to submit a claim with the settlement is May 16, 2024.
Fiat Chrysler Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Robocalls Class Action Settlement
Fiat Chrysler agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it contacted
consumers with unsolicited robocalls regarding the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan.
The settlement benefits consumers who received an unsolicited robocall from FCA US regarding the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan around July 2018.
Plaintiffs in the robocall class action lawsuit claim Fiat Chrysler violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by contacting consumers with robocall without their consent.
The deadline to submit a claim with this settlement is May 17, 2024.
Calmark Group BIPA $385.2K Class Action Settlement
Calmark Group agreed to pay $385,200 to resolve claims it violated Illinois biometric privacy
laws by collecting employee fingerprints without the required disclosures and consent agreements.
The settlement benefits Calmark Group employees who scanned their handprints or fingerprints on electric time clocks at Calmark’s Illinois facilities without first providing consent between Feb. 16, 2018 and June 7, 2019.
Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit claim Calmark failed to get their consent before collecting and storing their fingerprint and hand scans through electronic time clocks.
According to the employees, these scans failed to adhere to Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
The deadline to submit a claim with this settlement is May 18, 2024.
LasikPlus False Advertising $1.25M FTC settlement
LasikPlus agreed to pay $1.25 million to resolve FTC claims it used bait-and-switch sales tactics to deceive prospective Lasik patients. The FTC settlement benefits consumers who visited LasikPlus or Joffe MediCenter for a Lasik consultation but decided not to proceed with Lasik because they didn’t qualify for the advertised price of less than $300.
The FTC claims LasikPlus promised consumers they could get Lasik done for less than $300. However, according to the lawsuit, only 6.5% of patients were eligible for this lower price and most had to pay thousands per eye.
The deadline to submit a claim with the settlement is May 20, 2024.
Personal Touch Holding Corp. Data Breach Class Action Settlement
Personal Touch Holding Corp. agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to implement reasonable cybersecurity measures that could have protected patients from a 2021 data breach.
The settlement benefits consumers who received a data breach notification from Personal Touch in March 2021 informing them their information may have been breached in a January 2021 cyberattack.
According to the data breach class action lawsuit, hackers gained access to Personal Touch’s databases in January 2021 and stole patient Social Security numbers and other sensitive data. Plaintiffs claim Personal Touch could have prevented the breach by implementing reasonable cybersecurity measures.
The deadline to submit a claim with this settlement is May 21, 2024.
Med-Data Data Breach $7M Class Action Settlement
Med-Data agreed to pay $7 million to resolve claims one of its employees publicly posted patient information to GitHub in 2018 and 2019.
The settlement benefits individuals whose personal information the employee posted.
Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit claim Med-Data failed to adequately protect patient information, which allowed the employee to post patient data on a public-facing portion of GitHub. Med-Data also allegedly failed to inform patients of the breach for more than two years after the initial incident.
The deadline to submit a claim with the settlement is May 21, 2024.
Avem Health Partners Data Breach $1.45M Class Action Settlement
Avem Health Partners agreed to pay $1.45 million to resolve claims it failed to protect patients from a 2022 data breach.
The settlement benefits individuals who received a data breach notification from Avem Health Partners informing them their information may have been compromised in a cyberattack on May 14, 2022. According to the data breach class action lawsuit, Avem Health failed to protect patient information from hackers. In the cyberattack, hackers allegedly gained access to Social Security numbers, health insurance information and other sensitive data.
The deadline to submit a claim with this settlement is May 25, 2024.
Vasona Management Fair Housing Settlement
Consumers can file claims with a class action lawsuit settlement with Vasona Management resolving claims the rental management company discriminated against tenants with children.
The settlement benefits current and former Vasona Management property tenants who lived at one of the company’s properties with a child between April 13, 2016, and July 1, 2019.
California’s Civil Rights Department filed a lawsuit against Vasona Management claiming the rental management company discriminated against its tenants with children by forbidding people under the age of 14 from using the property pools and recreational facilities without supervision. These policies, along with other policies that prohibited bike riding and skateboarding, allegedly discriminated against tenants with children.
The deadline to submit a claim with the settlement is May 25, 2024.
First American Payment Systems Fees $4.9M FTC Settlement
First American Payment Systems paid the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) $4.9 million to resolve claims it charged consumers illegal fees for early termination.
The settlement benefits 1,137 business owners who were charged an early termination fee after canceling their First American Payment Systems enrollment.
According to the FTC, First American Payment Systems used misleading promises to trick business owners into enrolling with its services and later charged illegal early termination fees when they tried to cancel. The payment processing company allegedly used multiple sales offices to pitch its services to business owners, including Eliot Management Group, Cypress Bay Solutions, Sundance Payment Solutions, Billy Goat LLC, Chelle Communications, Appstar Financial, Payscape Advisors and Blue Dog Business Services.
The deadline to submit a claim with the settlement is May 28, 2024.
Naturelo Magnesium Supplements $1.5M Class Action Settlement
Naturelo agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve claims it falsely advertised its magnesium supplements to mislead customers.
The settlement benefits individuals who bought Naturelo’s magnesium glycinate chelate 200-milligram supplements between Sept. 1, 2018, and Feb. 28, 2024. Plaintiffs in the false advertising class action lawsuit claim Naturelo’s magnesium supplements are not large enough to contain the advertised amount of bioavailable magnesium glycinate chelate. According to the consumers, Naturelo instead uses lower-quality forms of magnesium that can fit in the smaller packaging.
The deadline to submit a claim with the settlement is May 28, 2024.
