October 04, 2018
Vizio Inc. has reached a $17 million deal to resolve multidistrict litigation brought on behalf of 16 million smart-TV owners over claims that the electronics company collected and shared data about the consumers' viewing habits without their consent, according to documents filed Thursday in California federal court.
October 17, 2017
A California federal judge on Friday blocked TV maker Vizio Inc.'s bid to challenge her decision not to toss a privacy lawsuit brought by consumers who allege their smart TVs are spying on them, finding that an appeal would only delay the case.
July 26, 2017
TV maker Vizio Inc. can't duck a retooled class action brought by consumers who say the company's smart TVs are spying on them, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday, because while the company may have changed its ways, there are no assurances that it won't slip up in the future.
April 14, 2017
Vizio asked a California federal judge Thursday to cut several claims from a proposed class action brought by smart-TV owners who accuse the company of collecting and sharing data about their viewing habits without consent, saying some of their revamped allegations still miss the mark.
March 03, 2017
A proposed class of smart TV owners accusing Vizio of collecting and sharing their viewing habit data without consent can move forward on their fraud and federal privacy law violation claims, a California federal judge determined Thursday, though other allegations were dismissed with leave to amend.
November 29, 2016
Vizio is continuing its quest to pull the plug on a proposed class action accusing the smart-TV maker of collecting and sharing their viewing habit data without consent, telling a California judge the group is misinterpreting and disregarding the federal privacy laws they're suing under.
November 07, 2016
A putative class of consumers accusing Vizio of snooping on and sharing what TV owners watched is urging a California federal court to reject the company's argument that the decades-old privacy laws it allegedly violated don't apply, saying the contention has a "catch-me-if-you-can quality."