Zelle and its partnered financial institutions refuse to reimburse its users for fraudulent transfers  Zelle is marketed as being a fast, safe, and easy way to send and receive money with friends and family. However, Zelle users have become targets of scams and fraudulent scenarios. Zelle and its partner banks fail to credit users who Read More

DICK’S Sporting Goods Has Been Accused Of Paying Its New York Employees Every 14 Days Instead of Weekly According to New York Labor Law, manual workers must be paid “no later than seven days after the end of the week in which the wages are earned.” DICK’S Sporting Good Employees in New York who were Read More

Hyundai Seatbelt Recall – Approximately 239K Hyundai Vehicles Subjected To A Recall Due To Seat Belt Defects On May 24, Hyundai announced a fourth recall for a severe safety issue in regards to seatbelt pretensioners they had previously addressed. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the recall includes 2019-2022 Accents, 2021-2023 Elantras and Read More

Automobile Leasing Companies May Be Improperly Charging You Lease Payments While Your Car Is Unusable And Awaiting Repair Lessors of vehicles may be improperly collecting payments for leased vehicles that are inoperable due to repair times and parts delays. Supply-chain shortages have caught car dealers and service centers by surprise and waiting times for repairs Read More

ARCare Data Breach Affecting Nearly 350,000 Patients And Employees Across Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi ARCare recently announced that personally identifiable information and protected health information of nearly 350,000 patients were exposed in a data breach. ARCare disclosed in April 2022 that highly sensitive personal and medical information belonging to current and former patients and employees was Read More

FDA Issued Baby Formula Recall – Reports Of Salmonella And Cronobacter Contamination  According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a recall has been issued on Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare baby formulas due to possible lethal contamination. According to the FDA-issued report, an Abbot Nutrition’s manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Michigan was the source of the Read More

Rodan + Fields Lash Boost Product Grows Lashes at a Dangerous Cost!  Rodan + Fields, an American manufacturer of skincare products, has entered into a $38M settlement with consumers over claims that its Lash Boost product contains dangerous and severe side effects. Though many consumers reported lash growth after using this product, they also reported Read More

Consumer Reports Indicate Certain Volkswagen Vehicles Contain Defects Which Could Be Serious Safety Risks  According to consumer reports, Model Year 2019-2022 Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, Golf, Golf Wagon, Jetta, Tiguan, Taos vehicles contain a defect which causes many of the vehicles’ features to malfunction. According to these complaints, this defect exposes vehicle occupants to unreasonable Read More

Unauthorized Threat Actor Gained Access to Lakeview File Servers- Customers’ Sensitive Information At Risk   Lakeview’s file servers were accessed by unauthorized parties. These file servers included customers’ personal information such as names, addresses, loan numbers, and Social Security numbers, according to the complaint.   An unauthorized person obtained access to files on Lakeview’s file storage servers Read More

Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act Violations – Do You Keep Your Receipts? According to the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), vendors are only permitted to print the last five digits of a card number on a receipt. Additionally, vendors are not allowed to print any portion of the card’s expiration date on Read More

Pharmavite LLC Faces Class Action Lawsuit – Ingredients Mislabeled, Deceptive Labeling  Phamavite LLC is currently facing a class action amid claims that its Nature Made gummy vitamins contain artificial flavoring ingredients when its labeling states the contrary. The plaintiff, Laura Harmon, alleges the front label of the vitamins claim “No Artificial Flavors – Natural Fruit Read More

Medicines Labeled as Non-Drowsy Can Make You Drowsy An ongoing investigation is focused on potential claims that manufacturers of “Non-Drowsy” cold-relief, flu, and cough products mislabel medicines as “Non Drowsy” despite containing one or more ingredients known to cause drowsiness.  Dextromethorphan hydrobromide (HBR), for example, is known to cause drowsiness.  Certain cold-product lines labeled as Read More

Have you experienced engine oil contamination within your model year 2019-2021 Honda CR-V or 2018-2021 Honda Accord vehicle in California? If so, you may be forced to pay for replacement engines and repairs out-of-pocket. An investigation has commenced regarding Honda CR-V (MY 2019-2021), Civic (MY 2019-2021) and Accord (MY 2018-2021) vehicles that are prone to engine oil contamination. It has been alleged Read More

StubHub, Inc. has agreed to enter a settlement after being accused of violating California consumer protection laws. The complaint alleged that showing the fees for the first time at the end of the purchase process violated sections of the California Business and Professions Code and the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act. This settlement is currently Read More

Snap Inc. Potentially Violated Illinois Biometric Laws  Are you a past or current Illinois resident? Have you used Snapchat filters while taking snaps within the last five years while living in Illinois? If so, you may be entitled to compensation. An investigation has commenced regarding whether Snapchat potentially violated Illinois Biometric laws by capturing and/or Read More