May 03, 2013
Lowe's Home Centers Inc. and Toys R Us Inc. on Friday asked a federal judge not to remand proposed class actions accusing them of surreptitiously installing tracking software on consumers' computers that allowed them to monitor the consumers' Internet browsing history and collect personal information.
April 03, 2013
Target Corp., Toys R Us Inc. and other big retailers have seized on a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to remove a host of online-tracking class actions to Missouri federal court, but attorneys say the move could backfire on the defendants, undermining a key argument they'll likely use to try to dismiss the suits.
March 28, 2013
Lowe's Home Centers Inc. invaded the privacy of certain Missouri consumers by using tracking technology on its website, and owes them more than $400 million in computer repair and software costs, according to a class action removed Thursday to Missouri federal court.