May 05, 2022
A California federal judge has permanently tossed most of a proposed class action accusing retail giants such as Sephora, CVS and Home Depot of illegally sharing their consumer transaction data, leaving only an invasion of privacy claim to go forward.
November 04, 2021
Two shoppers suing cosmetics giant Sephora say that it doesn't matter when California consumer privacy laws went into effect, since their proposed class action complaint accuses the company of illegally sharing their consumer transaction data on a continuing basis.
October 05, 2021
Major retailers including Sephora, Bed Bath & Beyond and Bath & Body Works pushed Monday to dismiss customers' claims that they illegally shared customer transaction data, saying the alleged violations took place before California's consumer privacy requirements took effect.
July 12, 2021
The Gap Inc. can't compel arbitration in a proposed class action claiming it breached California's Consumer Privacy Act by sharing the data of Gap credit card users with a third-party software firm, with a federal judge finding the bank issuing the cards is the party that could enforce arbitration.
July 08, 2021
A California federal judge has tossed proposed class action claims against a software firm alleging it improperly shares customer data when working with major retailers, including The Gap and TJ Maxx, to create "risk scores" identifying potentially fraudulent consumer returns, ruling the complaint is "too vague" about what data is collected.
January 25, 2021
T.J. Maxx shoppers have shot back at the retailer's bid to toss claims that it breached California's Consumer Privacy Act by sharing their data with a third-party software firm, arguing that the company buried arbitration terms in hard-to-find fine print on its website.