Zak v. Bose Corporation

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:17-cv-02928

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

890(Other Statutory Actions)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Andrea R. Wood

Firms

  1. May 27, 2020

    Bose Shakes Wiretap Claims In Headphone Data Privacy Row

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday permanently axed wiretapping claims from a proposed class action accusing Bose Corp. of secretly collecting and sharing Bluetooth headphone users' listening histories, finding that the plaintiff's "slightly modified allegations" about Bose "redirecting" music track information to a data miner weren't enough to save the claims. 

  2. May 31, 2019

    Bose Tells Judge To Pull The Plug On Headphone Wiretap Suit

    Bose asked an Illinois federal judge Friday to permanently toss wiretapping claims brought by a proposed class accusing the company of secretly collecting and sharing the listening histories of its Bluetooth headphone users, saying its third complaint makes only "limited and superficial" changes to end-run a dismissal order.

  3. April 01, 2019

    Bose Can't Beat Class Action Over Spying Headphones

    An Illinois federal judge has rejected claims that Bose broke federal wiretapping law by secretly collecting and sharing the listening histories of its Bluetooth headphone users, but kept alive allegations that the company misled a proposed class of users about the practice.

  4. August 04, 2017

    Bose Says App Data Collection Spat Should Be Nixed

    Bose blasted a proposed class action accusing the company of secretly collecting and sharing information about app users' listening habits, telling an Illinois federal court Thursday that a consumer can't invoke the Wiretap Act over close-range Bluetooth communications between an app and headphones.

  5. April 19, 2017

    Bose, Secret Messaging App Hit With Privacy Suits

    Bose is facing a putative class action accusing it of secretly collecting and sharing information about app users' listening habits, and a private messaging app believed to be used by members of the Trump administration will soon be hit with a separate suit over its alleged failure to adhere to its privacy promises, attorney Jay Edelson said Wednesday. 

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