Federal Trade Commission Act

May 9, 2025 The FTC has announced that $18.5 million will be refunded to nearly 282,000 consumers who were allegedly deceived by PCH regarding sweepstakes drawings.

March 25, 2025 Avast will pay a $16.5 million settlement to resolve FTC allegations that the company collected and sold information about consumers’ internet activity without consent.

March 28, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims negligence on the part of Bone & Joint Clinic, S.C. is to blame for a data breach purportedly discovered by the company in January 2023.

March 28, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Crystal Bay Casino failed to protect the personal information of more than 86,000 people during a November 2022 data breach.

March 23, 2023 Independent Living Systems faces another class action lawsuit that claims the health services company failed to protect current and former patients’ personal information from a “foreseeable” data breach in July 2022.

March 23, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges Independent Living Systems recklessly and/or negligently failed to protect itself from a data breach that compromised the personal information of over four million people.

February 16, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges JCPenney has misled consumers by advertising products on its website with false “original” prices and corresponding illusory discounts, giving an impression of “deep discount” savings.

February 14, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Mindpath Health failed to protect patient information from hackers who reportedly gained unauthorized access to two employee email accounts in 2022.

February 10, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Howard Memorial Hospital’s “negligent” and “careless” cybersecurity standards are to blame for a data breach reportedly discovered in December 2022.

January 31, 2023 Bay Bridge Administrators, LLC (BBA) faces a class action lawsuit that claims a data breach reportedly discovered in September 2022 was a direct result of the company’s allegedly deficient cybersecurity system.

January 26, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses Coastal Cardiology P.C. of failing to properly protect the personal information of 71,227 patients from a “foreseeable” cyberattack reportedly discovered in mid-August 2022.

January 25, 2023 Wenco Management, LLC, a franchisee of the Wendy’s fast-food chain, faces a class action over a “highly foreseeable” data breach in late August 2022 that reportedly exposed thousands of employees’ personal information.

January 19, 2023 A proposed class action lawsuit accuses BetMGM of failing to adequately protect consumers’ personal data from a cyberattack in May 2022.

January 18, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses CommonSpirit Health of failing to protect patients’ personal information from a data breach that occurred between September and October 2022.

January 17, 2023 Samsung faces a class action lawsuit that claims the electronics company failed to protect consumers’ personal information from a cyberattack in early August 2022.

January 13, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses Steel River Systems, LLC of failing to protect consumers’ information from a “massive” data breach between May and July 2022.

January 12, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses Retreat at Lancaster County and Retreat Behavioral Health LLC of failing to protect patients’ personal information from a data breach in July 2022.

January 9, 2023 A proposed class action lawsuit accuses Everest Global Services, Inc. of failing to protect customers’ personal data from a cyberattack in August 2022.

January 9, 2023 Gateway Rehab faces a class action that claims the medical center failed to protect patients’ personal health information from a data breach in June 2022.

January 6, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses two California-based human resources management companies of failing to protect customers’ personal information from a 2022 cyberattack.

January 6, 2023 M.C. Dean, Inc. faces a class action that claims the building tech corporation failed to protect the personal information of network users from a 2022 cyberattack.

February 10, 2021 A class action alleges Ralph Lauren has falsely claimed its Polo V-neck pullover sweater is 100-percent pima cotton.