TikTok: The Historic Settlement and Momentous Strides to Protect Users Against Illegal Biometric Data Collection

By: Beth Fegan   In October 2021, a federal court in Chicago granted preliminary approval of one of the largest settlements ever achieved in a consumer BIPA (Illinois Biometric Privacy Act) and privacy class action lawsuit: The $92 million TikTok…

Legacy Professionals Data Breach

Case Update: This class-action complaint has been moved to the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. *** In December 2024, FeganScott filed a class action against Legacy Professionals, alleging that the accounting firm’s inadequate data security measures led to a…

Set Forth Data Breach

A plaintiff representing nationwide consumers has filed a class-action complaint against Set Forth Inc., an administrative services provider and processor of debt relief programs. The complaint alleges the company failed to properly notify consumers after cybercriminals breached Set Forth’s databases…

MoneyGram Data Breach

ATTN MoneyGram Customers: If you recieved a notice from MoneyGram that your personal information was exposed in the September data breach, contact our firm. Consumers have taken legal action against MoneyGram, filing a lawsuit against the money transfer services provider…

AT&T Data Breach, MVNO

Cellular phone customers have filed a class action lawsuit against AT&T, claiming the telecommunications giant dramatically under-reported the severity of a data breach announced last month, notifying only a subset of those impacted by the breach. According to the complaint,…