Christopher Brown

United States

Staff Correspondent at Bloomberg Law

Articles

Hire Velocity Recruitment Firm Sued Over February Data Breach

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Christopher Brown

Talent-acquisition firm Hire Velocity LLP is facing a proposed federal class action alleging it negligently failed to protect the personal information of hundreds of current and former clients that was exposed in a February data breach.
Hire Velocity Recruitment Firm Sued Over February Data Breach

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Christopher Brown

COURT: N.D. Ga.TRACK DOCKET: No. 1:25-cv-02942 (Bloomberg Law subscription)Talent-acquisition firm Hire Velocity LLP is facing a proposed federal class action alleging it negligently failed to protect the personal information of hundreds of current and former clients that was exposed in a February data breach.
American Standard Worker Drops Suit Over January Data Breach

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Christopher Brown

A former worker for bathroom-fixtures maker American Standard dropped his proposed class action alleging the company negligently failed to protect the personal information of thousands of people that was exposed in a January data breach. Lead plaintiff Dave Zuern filed a notice of voluntary dismissal Thursday in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.
United Surgical Worker Advances Biometric Suit Over Finger Scans

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Christopher Brown

Illinois biometric-law changes didn’t apply to existing casesMaximum recovery of proposed class enough for jurisdictionUnited Surgical Partners International must face a proposed class action in federal court alleging it collected the fingerprint scans of employees in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act despite a recent change in that law.
United Surgical Worker Advances Biometric Suit Over Finger Scans

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Christopher Brown

United Surgical Partners International must face a proposed class action in federal court alleging it collected the fingerprint scans of employees in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act despite a recent change in that law.
LexisNexis Sued Over April Data Breach Affecting 364,000 People

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Christopher Brown

COURT: N.D. Ga.TRACK DOCKET: No. 1:25-cv-02958 (Bloomberg Law subscription)LexisNexis Risk Solutions Inc. is facing a proposed federal class action over a December data breach that affected hundreds of thousands of people. The company negligently failed to protect the personal information of more than 364,000 people that was compromised, the proposed federal class action said.
Practice Resources Agrees to $1.5 Million Data-Breach Settlement

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Christopher Brown

Class members to receive up to $5,000 for documented lossesClass counsel seek $519,000 for attorneys’ fees, expensesManagement-service organization Practice Resources LLC would pay $1.5 million to settle a proposed class action alleging it negligently failed to protect the personal information of more than 940,000 people that was exposed in a 2022 data breach, under a proposed deal filed in federal court.
For-Profit College Chain Sued Over Thompson Coburn Data Breach

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Christopher Brown

Education Corporation of America negligently failed to protect the personal information of people affiliated with its for-profit colleges in a data breach that hit the Thompson Coburn LLP law firm, a proposed federal class action said.
For-Profit College Chain Sued Over Thompson Coburn Data Breach

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Christopher Brown

COURT: N.D. Ala. TRACK DOCKET: No. 2:25-cv-00829 (Bloomberg Law subscription)Education Corporation of America negligently failed to protect the personal information of people affiliated with its for-profit colleges in a data breach that hit the Thompson Coburn LLP law firm, a proposed federal class action said.
Skullcandy Consumer Drops Suit Over Meta, Google Info Sharing

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Christopher Brown

A consumer dropped her proposed class action alleging audio-equipment maker Skullcandy Inc. disclosed her personal information to . and in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act. Lead plaintiff Julie Jones filed a notice of voluntary dismissal Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Utah.