Have you used Ring security cameras and software between February 18, 2016 and August 9, 2023?
If so, a class action settlement that may affect your rights was recently preliminarily approved. You can review the terms of the settlement here and object, if you like.
Our firm is co-lead counsel in the case, which is entitled In re Ring LLC Privacy Litigation, Case No. 19-cv-10899-MWF (C.D. Cal.), and alleges that Ring shared its accountholders’ personal data with third parties through tracking programs on the Ring app without consent.
The plaintiffs reached a settlement with Ring to make Ring’s third-party data sharing practices more visible and optional for Ring users. The Court granted preliminary approval on December 20, 2023. The settlement does not provide for any monetary recovery to the purported class, and class members do not give up their rights to monetary damages.
In summary, the settlement—if finally approved later this year—will require Ring to prominently disclose its data sharing practices to Ring accountholders on their account control center page, with an easy option to opt out of these sharing practices by turning them off. Ring has agreed to implement these changes for all existing and new Ring accountholders for a period of three years after settlement approval.
In addition to these changes to Ring’s account control center, Plaintiffs’ counsel will be seeking attorney fees and expenses, as well as service awards for the named Plaintiffs. Ring will not oppose such a request provided it does not exceed a total of $500,000.
Please check back later this month for specific dates, including when the final approval hearing will be and for an objection deadline set by the Court. If you have any questions, you can contact us at (202) 973-0900 or email us here.
Maureen Harrold v. MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
Case No.: BC680214
Court: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
This is a lawsuit about overdraft fees against MUFG Union Bank. The complaint claims that the bank wrongly charged Overdraft Fees on certain types of Debit Card Transactions. These fees occurred when transactions were authorized with a positive balance but later settled with a negative balance. These contested fees are also known as “authorize positive settle negative” or APSN Fees.
If you had a consumer checking account with MUFG Union Bank in California and were charged one or more APSN Fees during October 19, 2013 through February 28, 2019, you may be part of the group covered by this class action settlement.
Important Dates
-Class Period: October 19, 2013 – February 28, 2019
-Deadline to Exclude Yourself from the Settlement: June 25, 2024
-Deadline to Object to the Settlement: June 25, 2024
-Final Approval Hearing: July 25, 2024
-Deadline to File a Claim: No claim form requirement
Settlement Website: harroldunionbankoverdraftlitigation.com
Bob McNeil v. Capital One Bank, N.A.
Case No.: 1:19-cv-00473-RER-TAM
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
If you had a Capital One checking account in the United States anytime between September 1, 2015, and January 12, 2022, and were charged a Representment Fee, you are part of this group. A Representment Fee is when Capital One charges you an unrefunded fee for insufficient funds or an overdraft after they’ve already returned a check or ACH payment due to insufficient funds and charged you a fee for it before.
Important Dates
-Class Period: September 1, 2015 – January 12, 2022
-Deadline to Exclude Yourself from the Settlement: June 17, 2024
-Deadline to Object to the Settlement: June 17, 2024
-Final Approval Hearing: July 15, 2024
Settlement Website: www.capitalonerepresentmentlitigation.com
Lisa Tabak, et al. v. Apple Inc.
Case No.: 4:19-CV-02455-JST
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California
If you are a resident of the United States and own or previously owned an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus between September 16, 2016, to January 3, 2023, and if you experienced any of the following issues with your device – problems with sound relating to the speaker, sound relating to the microphone, sound issues with the receiver, unexpected restart or shutdown, or device unresponsiveness upon power-on – and you either complained to Apple or had to pay Apple for repairs or replacements, then you are eligible for this class action settlement.
Important Dates
-Class Period: September 16, 2016, to January 3, 2023
-Deadline to Exclude Yourself from the Settlement: June 3, 2024
-Deadline to Object to the Settlement: June 3, 2024
-Final Approval Hearing: July 18, 2024
-Deadline to File a Claim: July 3, 2024 (extended)
Settlement Website: smartphoneaudiosettlement.com
Martin P. Moler, et al. v. University of Maryland Medical System, et al.
Case No.: 1:21-cv-01824-JRR
Court: United States District Court for the District of Maryland
The plaintiffs claim that the University of Maryland Medical System retirement plans (the “Plans”) violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). They argue that the Plans’ default asset allocation service, GoalMaker, was set up to direct participants’ savings into costly and underperforming investments that provided kickbacks to Prudential. By making GoalMaker the default investment for the plans, participants ended up paying high investment management fees and administrative expenses, resulting in the loss of millions of dollars in retirement savings over the specified period. Additionally, the plaintiffs assert that due to Defendants’ failure to timely review the plan’s investment options, class members were charged excessive and unreasonable recordkeeping fees.
Class members include: all persons and their immediate family members, who were participants in or beneficiaries of any of the following retirement plans: (1) UMMS 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan; (2) UMMS Voluntary 403(b) Plan; (3) University of Maryland Medical System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan; (4) University of Maryland Capital Region Health Retirement Savings Plan; (5) Shore Health System, Inc. 401(k) Plan; (6) The University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center Savings Plan; (7) The University of Maryland Capital Region Health Retirement Savings Plan; and (8) Baltimore Washington Health Enterprises 401(k) Plan; at any time during the Class Period.
Important Dates
-Class Period: July 1, 2015 – December 31, 2023
-Deadline to Exclude Yourself from the Settlement: April 22, 2024
-Deadline to Object to the Settlement: April 22, 20234
-Final Approval Hearing: May 22, 2024
-Deadline to File a Claim: No claim form requirement.
Settlement Website: www.ummserisasettlement.com
Andrea Stevenson v. Allstate Insurance Co., et al.
Case No.: 4:15-cv-4788-YGR
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California
The class consists of all current and former Allstate California auto insurance policyholders who had their total premiums calculated after July 1, 2016, using Allstate’s selection of a rating factor that allegedly exceeds the current and indicated rating factors for certain coverages in connection with the years licensed and/or multipolicy factors. Specifically, these policyholders include:
(a) anyone with 29 or more years of licensure and comprehensive coverage,
(b) anyone with 34 or more years of licensure and collision coverage, and
(c) anyone who had an auto policy along with a condo, life, and/or mobile home policy, but no renters policy.
Important Dates
-Class Period: July 1, 2016-September 30, 2022
-Deadline to Exclude Yourself from the Settlement: April 9, 2024
-Deadline to Object to the Settlement: April 9, 2024
-Final Approval Hearing: May 22, 2024
-Deadline to File a Claim: If the settlement is approved by the Court, payments to class members will be automatic
Settlement Website:
www.allstatecaliforniaautoratingsettlement.com
We look forward to hearing from you.